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Gamay
red grape Beaujolais / Beaujolais-Villages; Beaujolais crus (Morgon, Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent, Brouilly…) serve 12–15 °C ages 1–8 years
Gamay is a red grape: light-bodied, fresh acidity, soft tannin, usually dry. 19 Gamay wines from £12.50. Typical aromas: red cherry, raspberry, kirsch, banana and bubblegum from carbonic maceration, violet.
Typical structure · knowledge base
dry
light
soft
fresh
none
Is Gamay sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
charcuterie, roast chicken, salmon, picnic food, cheese boards, Thanksgiving turkey. light, fresh, low tannin; works slightly chilled
Where it grows
Beaujolais / Beaujolais-Villages, France — light, juicy, chillable
Beaujolais crus (Morgon, Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent, Brouilly…), France — more structure; Morgon and Moulin-à-Vent age
If you like Gamay
19 Gamay wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 19
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred