

2022 Stratus Gamay Rosé - New!
$32.00 CAD
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Gamay
2022
Medium
VQA Niagara-On-The-Lake
J-L Groux / Dean Stoyka
13%
750 mL
Stainless Steel
Pretty pale salmon hue. You know this is a serious rosé right from the get-go. with its tangy, pink grapefruit, French radish, lavender, and peach aromas. There’s even a subtle hint of watermelon and fresh mint leaf. It's a lovely mid-weighted rosé with vibrant acidity, light pithy astringent tannins adding texture, and a satisfying finish. Flavours of tart strawberry with a pleasant savoury herbal side note. A really lovely summertime rosé with the structure and complexity to stand up nicely alongside a range of light and
fresh foods.
By all accounts, the quality of grapes in 2022 was exceptional across the board. Unfortunately, the 2022 crop was small, producing on average, just 50% of the yield of previous years. The new year got off to a very cold start, with extreme cold temperatures throughout January and into February, the weather was variable
with big swings in temperature, from unseasonably warm, to cooler than average. March gave a preview of spring, with warm weather and some melting, only to have winter re-emerge for a second act. April continued the theme, with colder than usual temperatures. Summer was relatively warm and dry, with a few storms bringing a lot of rain all at once,
but the weather was otherwise agreeable for grape growing. 2022 wines will be highly sought-after for both their quality and scarcity.