Little Giant Adelaide Hills Gamay 2024
- 92
- $22
- Drink by: 2025-2029
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Beyond me why on earth we do not see a great many more examples of Gamay – was it that it got a bad name from those flower-labelled and rather simple examples of Beaujolais, especially the ones which were put in racing cars and whizzed across Europe around three minutes after they were bottled? Who knows, but these days, there are many brilliant wines coming from Beaujolais, so there is no reason why this cannot be replicated here. Great to see some wineries giving it a go. Purple crimson colour, we have aromas of ripe cherries, spices, florals and kirsch and a note that is eerily reminiscent of a freshly baked cherry pie. Blueberries emerge on the palate. This is sleek and slippery with soft tannins, juicy acidity and good length. Delicious. Enjoy over the next three to four years.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
