Arnot-Roberts Gamay Noir El Dorado 2024 (750ml)

VARIETALS: 100% Gamay

VINEYARD: The Gamay is dourced from two vineyard sites in the Sierra foothills - Barsotto and Witters Vineyards. Both sites sit above the townof Placerville between two and three thousand feet in elevation.

SOIL: Decomposed granitic soils

VITICULTURE: Farmed using organic methods

VINIFICATION: Fermented using using all native yeasts and 100% whole cluster with partial carbonic maceration. Basket pressed to foudre and neutral, French oak barrels

AGING: 10 months

"The 2023 Gamay Noir is a blend from Witters and Barsotti, grown on granitic soils and done with a brief carbonic maceration. Sweet dried cherry, sweet pipe tobacco and cedar are all beautifully lifted. In 2023, the Gamay Noir is a bit light, but it’s a charmer. This is an especially earthy/savory style." - Vinous, 90pts