The 2009 Gamay Noir is a smooth-textured, elegant, tasty offering with excellent balance and length. Red fruits, Asian spices, and savory notes accent this ready to drink offering. Doug Tunnell has put in over 20 years of farming at Brick House in the Ribbon Ridge AVA. His vineyards are Demeter-certified biodynamic and he is a non-interventionist in the cellar. Brick House makes one of the very few Gamay Noirs produced in the Willamette Valley. www.brickhousewines.com