What? Gamay from The Loire.

[Laurent_Gibet]

We had one of our periodic social distancing dinner parties in our back yard with a couple we have known for over 30 years that is retiring southwards. They always bring us a bottle of oddball wine despite our standing request that we want to be as net negative as possible. Today it was a bottle of Gamay from The Loire. Terres Blondes Gamay. I did not even know they grew Gamay in The Loire, let along bottle it as a red wine. I see that Rose d’Anjou seems to be a Gamay from The Loire, but red wine? Anyone have any serious experience with this?

I recently had a very good Vins de la Madone Côtes du Forez Gamay sur Volcan Mémoire de Madone Gilles Bonnefoy 2018.

And a concentrated and interesting (even if oaky) Vincent Giraudon Côte Roannaise Quercus 2018 (thought it was a Château des Jacques).