Domaine des Charmes (Olivier et Bernard Conne) Gamaret Les Grands Charmes

This wine is a cross between Gamay and Reichensteiner and was brought home from Switzerland by my daughter after she spent 3 weeks there and enjoyed their wines which are mainly produced for domestic consumption. She was glad to surprise her wine-geek Dad with a varietal he never heard of before. We opened this after a couple of excellent Cali-cabs and the difference was striking. It was a fresh and vibrant wine with a nose unlike any other that I …