Brackenwood Gamay Pinot 2022 from Brackenwood Vineyard in the Adelaide Hills is a bright, crunchy red blend that riffs on the classic French Passe‑Tout‑Grains style with an Aussie spin, all violets, spice and pure, juicy fruit in the glass. This 2022 Brackenwood Gamay Pinot is 65% Gamay and 35% Pinot Noir, co‑fermented with a serious hit of whole bunch and bottled early for vibrancy. It’s a lively, nouveau‑style red built for high drinkability, especially with a light chill on a warm day.

On the nose, expect a lifted bouquet of violet and cloves, bramble, cherries, wild strawberry and raspberry with that signature savoury lick of boot‑polish complexity. The palate is light‑to‑medium bodied and super juicy, walking that fine line between sweet fruit and gentle savoury bitterness with bright acidity and fine, chalky tannins on the finish. Flavours of cherry clafoutis, redcurrant and mixed berries linger, making Brackenwood Gamay Pinot Noir 2022 dangerously smashable yet still quietly complex.

Brackenwood Gamay Pinot 2022 is tailor‑made for charcuterie boards, cured meats and farmhouse terrines, where that bright fruit and spice can cut through the fat. It’s also cracking with roast chicken, grilled salmon, mushroom pizza, picnic fare or even a burger, particularly when you give the bottle a half‑hour in the fridge. If you’re hunting a perfumed, vibrant Adelaide Hills red that’s fun, chillable and seriously easy to love, Brackenwood Gamay Pinot 2022 should be on your radar.