Theo Dancer Gamay 2021
Beaujolais // France
Prodigious wine son Theo Dancer’s first releases under his own name have landed. Neighbouring the Fleurie commune, the 2021 Gamay grows from a friend's Lancié vineyard on pink granitic soil and errs on the side of lo-fi and experimental. Lancié is bordered by Morgon, Moulin-a-Vent and Fleurie, but Dancer’s source lies closest to the latter.
The fruit was entirely destemmed as 2021 was a cool year and Dancer did not want to make a wine that was too stemmy. The wine was aged in amphora and old cask. Think botanical florals and long, fine-boned red fruit. A superb example of Beaujolais: fine, pretty, red-fruited, long, complex and very easy to drink. Imagine a medium-bodied Fleurie, but with the complexity that amphora aging can bring.
Just 2000 bottles produced; waste no time.