Ravensworth Charlie-Foxtrot Gamay Noir 2024 fervor bright citrus and a crescendo

bright citrus and a crescendo culminating in a big

with opaque color given by the famous old vines of Retiro Antigo

Aladame uses two parcels (the older planted in 1985) supplemented by a ration of Chardonnay Muscaté (an old variety of Chardonnay that Benjamin Leroux also works with in the Meursault Narvaux terroir)

the wines from the Russian River Valley tend to be generous

complemented by its notable concentration and structure

Ravensworth Charlie-Foxtrot Gamay Noir 2024 fervor bright citrus and a crescendoBack again Ravensworths high country Gamay from the beautiful Johansen vineyard in Tumbarumba. Bryan Martin gives it the full flavour treatment here: a mix of carbonic and whole berry maceration, around four weeks on skins, then a long 15 month rest in Italian concrete pyramids (once called Isis, now sensibly renamed after their square base and triangular sides). The result is generous and aromatic, loaded with red fruits some sweet, some tart and a