http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/tags/gamay/ Decanterberry Tales - A Willamette Valley Wine Blog ... wine, pinot noir, etc en Decanterberrytales.com Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:19:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2009/01/25/1232907879751.html <img width="188" height="250" alt="" src="http://dnj.netx.net/view/0182/p_18266.jpg" /><img width="188" height="250" alt="" src="http://dnj.netx.net/view/0182/p_18265.jpg" /><br /> <br /> A confession is in order: I'm generally not a fan of Beaujolais, or Gamay for that matter. While I love Pinot, Gamay is just too thin, generally, for my tastes. And I also have to admit that I picked up this bottle -- &quot;Morgon&quot; -- not knowing this was Beaujolais. Oops. So here we are, and here's this bottle. What else is there to do but drink it?<br /> <br /> The nose was really interesting. Stems. Cinnamon. Cedar. Something veggie -- like rhubarb. Floral. Honey crisp apple. Hyacinth. Dust. <br /> <br /> This wine has a sweetness to it, unlike many other reds. It's not literally sweet, but it feels like it's sweet. Closing my eyes, I might guess it was a dry Rose. At first it tasted like pomegranate or thin cranberry juice. It was super light. A bit later, it was like thin strawberry juice.<br /> <br /> The finish dropped quickly, yet along with the thin strawberry, contained something herbal, ans something floral -- both subtle. Thyme? There was also mineral there too (super subtle). The last bit was dry red apple. <br /> <br /> <strong>Cost:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img align="absmiddle" src="/images/2dollars.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> Rating:&nbsp;<img align="absmiddle" src="/images/60stars.png" alt="" />&nbsp;&nbsp; 6.0</strong> http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2009/01/25/1232907879751.html#comments http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2009/01/25/1232907879751.html Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:24:39 GMT http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2007/11/18/1195430040000.html <img src="http://dnj.netx.net/view/0156/t_15603.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://dnj.netx.net/view/0156/t_15620.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <strong>Smell</strong>: Pepper, vanilla and blackberry with hints of strawberry. Smells like the bark of a freshly scratched tree. Brings back memories of picking pie cherries with the juice dripping down both arms, making them syrupy sticky.<br /> <br /> <strong>Taste</strong>: Boysenberry, blackberry, cherry, spice and pepper. Like freshly chopped wood.<br /> <br /> <strong>Finish</strong>: Blackberry with a hint of grapefruit. A bit chalky and sour.<br /> <br /> <strong>Cost</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img align="absmiddle" src="/images/3dollars.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <strong>Rating</strong>: <img align="absmiddle" src="/images/75stars.png" alt="" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>7.5</strong> http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2007/11/18/1195430040000.html#comments http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2007/11/18/1195430040000.html Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:54:00 GMT