Martin Woods

Willamette Valley Gamay Noir

9.46 ratings
9.32 pro ratings
Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Gamay Noir
Top Notes For
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Juicy, sleek, so sweet yet so engaging. Silky and developed. Wow. Blackberry.

Juicy, sleek, so sweet yet so engaging. Silky and developed. Wow. Blackberry.

Jan 12th, 2023
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Tons of tangy blackberry, ripe black cherry and such purity. Reminds me of Thivin. So much mineral and loam. Bright and earthy. Super detailed and great clarity. Mimics Cote de Brouilly. Awesome texture and sappiness. Such vibrancy and tangy blackberry and deep, vivid black cherry fruit. Terrific freshness and energy and Rudi cloud fruit sap on the long finish. Dynamite. So complex and classy. Really great tension and the minerality shines through. So much crunch. Nose opens more and more. Amazing balance.

Tons of tangy blackberry, ripe black cherry and such purity. Reminds me of Thivin. So much mineral and loam. Bright and earthy. Super detailed and great clarity. Mimics Cote de Brouilly. Awesome texture and sappiness. Such vibrancy and tangy blackberry and deep, vivid black cherry fruit. Terrific freshness and energy and Rudi cloud fruit sap on the long finish. Dynamite. So complex and classy. Really great tension and the minerality shines through. So much crunch. Nose opens more and more. Amazing balance.

Oct 27th, 2021
Turd Ferguson

Back label pic for info. Doesn’t really taste like cru Beaujolais to me, people who try to compare CA/OR gamay to Beaujolais are missing the mark. It’s very much its own thing. This takes an hour to come alive, then it’s pure, joyful, perfumed, stemmy red fruit. Raspberries. Really pure.

Back label pic for info. Doesn’t really taste like cru Beaujolais to me, people who try to compare CA/OR gamay to Beaujolais are missing the mark. It’s very much its own thing. This takes an hour to come alive, then it’s pure, joyful, perfumed, stemmy red fruit. Raspberries. Really pure.

Sep 13th, 2024
Seth Masterson

Oh that nose! Roses and roots and fruits
Crunchy texture, light but at the same time a lot of body. Perfect acidity. Delicious finish
This has to be one of the best Gamays produced on this side of the Atlantic.

Oh that nose! Roses and roots and fruits
Crunchy texture, light but at the same time a lot of body. Perfect acidity. Delicious finish
This has to be one of the best Gamays produced on this side of the Atlantic.

Apr 25th, 2024
Johndo Gomez-Kelly

Johndo had this 2 years ago

Johndo had this 2 years ago

Apr 15th, 2023
Benjamin Cadmus

Benjamin had this 2 years ago

Benjamin had this 2 years ago

Mar 25th, 2023