Cepages Oublies Gamay de Bouze

In the glass

Aroma: dark cherry, violet, crushed blueberry, ink

Palate: dark plum, fine tannin, saline mineral, savoury length

Gamay de Bouze is a teinturier mutation of Gamay with red flesh. Marionnet's revival cuvee bottles the rare grape in a darker, more structured form than classic Gamay.

What it pairs with

• Slow-braised beef cheek
  Long-cooked beef and the wine's dark-fruit register are aligned.
• Duck rillettes on toast
  Cured duck and the wine's saline mineral length refresh each other.
• Mature Mimolette with quince paste
  Hard cheese and the wine's fine tannin align.

History

Cepages Oublies (forgotten grapes) is Marionnet's project to revive rare Touraine varietals. Gamay de Bouze, a teinturier mutation with red juice, is one of the cornerstone cuvees in the series.

1. 2002: First vintage of Cepages Oublies Gamay de Bouze

Facts

Producer

Domaine Henry Marionnet · visiting guide

Grapes

Gamay de Bouze (100%)

Classification

Vin de France

Oak

Tank only, no oak

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 22 to 32 at retail

Drinking window

3 to 10 from vintage

First vintage

2002

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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