Maison Noir 'Gamma Ray' 2022 750ml Rye a wink of spice box

a wink of spice box on the finish

with Chardonnay from Villers-Marmery

the light body doesn’t overwhelm the dish

lees-inflected fizz plays well against tangy goat cheese

Made from 100% Riesling juice fermented wild on fresh Cabernet Franc skins — the skins from the rosé press — then aged in used French oak with no sulfites added

Maison Noir 'Gamma Ray' 2022 750ml Rye a wink of spice boxUSA : OREGON : WILLAMETTE VALLEY CONVENTIONAL : Pinot Noir, Gamay Noir LIGHT BODIED, CRAN STRAWBERRY, FIVE SPICE, LEATHER, NO OAK Andr Hueston Mack founded Maison Noir in 2007 as a micro ngociant sourcing fruit from six Willamette Valley sub AVA vineyards across Eola Amity Hills, Dundee Hills, McMinnville, and Yamhill Carlton and blending them into wines that read as the valley rather than a single site. Gamma Ray is his take on Passetoutgrain,