Amevive Santa Barbara County Gamay 2023

From the winemaker Alice: 

This wine is made of three different gamay clones from both Martian Ranch Vineyard and Shokrian Vineyard in Los Alamos, CA. Martian Ranch is Demeter certified biodynamic, and Shokrian Vineyard has been farmed organically for many years. We’ve been working with both of these sites for a few years now and uniting them together in one wine brings out their best sides! Both of these vineyards appear sandy at the surface, but there is a rich loamy clay about 3 feet below the surface in pockets of these blocks. 

2023 Gamay has the freshness of the new world, and the structure of an edgy old world Gamay. Like when you bite into a ripe Satsuma plum - lush sweetness, a little acid, and some tannin. But don’t forget about that little herbal kiss that consistently comes from this site. Perfect now, perfect many, many years down the road.