Gamay

Also known as: Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc (full name), Petit Gamay (France), Bourguignon Noir (historical)

Gamay is the antithesis of heaviness and effort. A crossing of Pinot Noir and Gouais that found perfection in Beaujolais – not because it can do less, but because it wants something different: freshness over structure, fruit over tannin, drinkability over concentration. The finest Gamay demonstrate that lightness is not a weakness.

Bret Brothers work biodynamically in the Mâconnais and vinify Gamay with Burgundian precision. At Romanesca, crus are produced from old vines that show what granite imparts to the wine. And Boris Champy proves in Burgundy that Gamay has a place beyond Beaujolais as well.