Cave des Amandiers Gamay de Fully 2021 PET-NAT plus reserve wines from earlier

plus reserve wines from earlier years to hold the house style steady bottle after bottle

when Bonnie Prince Charlie gave it to Captain John MacKinnon of Clan MacKinnon in return for sanctuary on the Isle of Skye after the Battle of Culloden

where warm days and cool coastal nights slow ripening and build complexity

Approachable and fun right off the bat

Cave des Amandiers Gamay de Fully 2021 PET-NAT plus reserve wines from earlierSwiss Gamay from granite heart: tiny south facing parcels at 480 750 meters yield a Valais gem of stunning precision. Fermented spontaneously with 40% whole clusters and aged 10 months in stainless steel, this wine channels hauntingly precise red fruits anchored by robust stoniness. Sandy gneiss soils on the Rhne's banks gift remarkable gracefulness and lift, while 40 year old vines concentrate purity. A mountain mineral whisper that defies its modest