(Re-Tasted May 2013) ... With the release of the 2010 version of the Gamay Noir Droit coming out (my review will appear in the next couple of weeks at ontariowinereview.com) I thought it would be interesting to check out an older version, like the last time a hot vintage version of this wine came out. Back in June 2008 I proclaimed the 2007 Droit a "kick ass wine" ... today it's more of an interesting discovery. I chilled the bottle in the fridge for about 45 minutes, because Gamay deserve one. It had plenty of anise and smoky character with dried cherry and strawberry character. As the wine warmed the dried became drier, darker and drier to be exact, with a kind of delicious port-like quality to it. Is it as 'kick ass' as it was in 2008? Nope. But it's still a delicious and fun wine to drink ... if you're like me and picked up a few bottles back when it was released, and still have some in the cellar, it's time to drink up ... before that fruit gets too dried out.
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