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Reif Estate Winery Reif Gamay Nouveau 2012 Wine Review

Reif Estate Winery Reif Gamay Nouveau 2012

Reif Estate Winery Reif Gamay Nouveau 2012

VQA Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Community Score:75/100

Community Reviews: 5

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Price: $10.95

Drink: 2012-2012

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 12%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Reif

Agent: Reif Estate Winery

Natalie's Score: 85/100

Strawberry and sweet cherry notes, medium bodied. The Canadian version of beaujolais to drink now.

This Reif Estate Winery Reif Gamay Nouveau 2012 was reviewed on November 14, 2012 by Natalie MacLean

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Mark Britton rated this wine as 86/100 with the following review:

This wine is loaded with fruit showing intense aromas and flavours dominated by cherry, strawberry. Some lingering residual sweetness and some candy on the palate may help this wine double as a dessert wine.
Sylvain Segard rated this wine as 82/100 with the following review:

The legs are Fast and the robe is a clear light ruby. It smells like and Raspberry. The body is Light. The wine has Narrow texture. The wine finishes Short. . . This is a Gamay nouveau, so one cannot expect much complexity, but because its body is so light, it is as refreshing as a white wine. I enjoyed sipping it with cheese land crackers. Rev. Dec. 2012
Holly Bruns rated this wine as 71/100 with the following review:

This Ontario version of a Beaujolais Nouveau has a cherry tinged candy quality to it; a little tobacco adds some depth. Very light on the palate and sharply acidic; this isn’t my favourite version out there, but it might do well with some light fare, or a cheese plate.
Travis Oke rated this wine as 51/100 with the following review:

Well, the sliding scale that I have to use to give this wine a number starts at 51 and uses the word Tolerable.
It isn't.

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