Evening Land Celebration Les Gamines 09

Raspberry cream and flowers open to darker, broader palate and finish, still showcasing the peppery nature of the Gamay and the silkiness of the Pinot. You could drink this for breakfast. - Marcus

60% Gamay noir and 40% Pinot noir (Pommard clone). Only 118 cases produced.

Les Gamines is inspired by the Passetoutgrains of Burgundy. It is made from a small block of Seven Springs Vineyard old vine Gamay noir and Pinot noir. It's 60% Gamay and 40% Pinot noir. A scant 180 cases were made.

Previous Vintage Tasting Notes

Parker 90 points - The 2008 Les Gamines Celebration is composed of 60% Gamay and 40% Pinot Noir aged for 9 months in 20% new French oak. This type of wine is called Passetoutgrain in Burgundy. Dark ruby-colored, it has an expressive nose of black cherry, blackberry, and plum. This is followed by a smooth-textured, ripe, savory wine with serious depth of flavor, excellent balance, and a fruit-filled finish. These two wines are previews of just how good the 2008 vintage is in Willamette Valley.- Robert Parker

Celebration is made from a scant three acres of Gamay noir planted in Seven Springs Vineyard in 1984. Celebration joins the Gamay noir of Brick House Vineyards in the Ribbon Ridge appellation of Oregon's Willamette Valley as an outstanding example of the varietal from Oregon.

Evening Lands Vineyards wines are made by winemaker Isabelle Meunier and consulting winemaker Dominique Lafon.

Owner and winemaker Dominique LaFon's Domaine des Comtes-Lafon is world renowned for producing some of the greatest white Burgundies ever made. As Neal Martin (Robert Parker's Wine Advocate) states: "A great wine from Dominique Lafon is something that will be etched upon your vinous memory for many years".