2025 Gathering Gamay

$60.00 / bottle

The second this wine hits a glass, it shocks with its unexpected electric colour. Best described as a purple party thrown by its anthocyanins – the polyphenol pigments that bring the colour in Gamay’s red skins.

DRINKS LIKE: Blackberry. Violets. Juicy blood plum. Provençal herbs. Fine tannins.

LOVE IT FOR: One of the Adelaide Hills best kept secrets. It grows oh so well up here and its only a matter of time before the secret’s out!

FUN FACT: Grown since the 14th Century but has always played second fiddle to its famous neighbour, Pinot Noir. Not for long!

ACCOLADES:

95 Points – Jeni Port, WinePilot

PREVIOUS VINTAGE ACCOLADES:

2022 – Gold Medal – Royal Hobart Wine Show 2023
2022 – 93 Points – Jeni Port, Winepilot
2021 – 94 Points – Angus Hughson, The Wine Pilot
2021 – 92 Points – Ned Goodwin, MW

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Reviews

Specifications

Vineyard Location

Hahndorf, Adelaide Hills

Season

2025 was the driest growing season on record in the Adelaide Hills. This led to slightly lower yields and a very early start to the vintage. We avoided severe heat waves, but it was our quintessential cool Adelaide Hills nights that allowed the fruit to develop beautiful flavour and hold onto its natural acidity.

Vinification

Handpicked and fermented in small open fermenters, with a mix of destemmed (80%) and whole bunch (20%) parcels. After cool fermentation and basket pressing, the wine matured nine months in French oak (12% new) before blending. Sourced 87% from our Estate block and 13% from Maple Ridge Vineyard, Hahndorf.

Technical

Altitude: 380m -420m • Harvested: 22nd and 28th February 2025 • Clones: BW19, 222, RVC12 • Slope: North and North-West facing • Soils: Stonyfell Quartzite + sandy loam over clay • Vegan: Yes • Contains sulphites

Grape Variety

100% Gamay

Food Match

Duck rillettes with cornichons.

Production

9,738

Winemaker

The Lane Vineyard

Best Drinking

Size

750ml

Gamay gets a step up and it’s a big step. Starts off in brilliant purple hues and a super friendly approach which immediately wins the drinker over. So far, it has fulfilled the trad Gamay that we almost expect and certainly want and need. But, and it’s a big but, there is a lot left in the tank, a lovely richness across the middle palate that then takes off. Amid the ripe berries – the black cherry, plum, raspberry – lies a source of scents and flavours that come to life bringing with them florals, spice and hints of pepper and sprigs of thyme. It’s a joy to taste with a light savoury earthiness that is beautifully offset by the juiciness of the fruit, the plush mouthfeel and the fine tannins. It’s a joy to see a producer taking Gamay seriously and showing us just what this great variety is capable of.

- Jeni Port, WinePilot