"Gafr Goch" (pronounced Gavr Goch - "ch" as in the composer Bach) Is one of our 2nd year vintages made from our Regent grape variety. The namesake of this vintage comes from the chorus of the Welsh folk song "Cyfri'r Geifr" which translates to "Counting the Goats" and also the origin of our name Tair Gafr Wines.

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in 2023 the vineyard was still young and very much in the establishment phase. though the regent produced the biggest yield to date. This is down to a hot and sunny spring ensuring pollination of the grapes was completed within two weeks. The summer was very wet and windy and there was a large number of spotted wing drosophila fruit fly. Although the Regent was mostly unscathed.

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Whole bunch carbonic maceration allows fermentation to begin in the grapes causing the grapes to burst open naturally.  Native yeasts living on the grapes were allowed to ferment the sugars with no additions. The juice was left on the skins for 30 days for maximum colour and tanning extraction before being transferred to oak barrel for aging and malolactic fermentation. The wine was then gravity cleared with no addition of finings before racking and bottling.

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Gafr Goch offers a subtlety and sophistication perfect for those who are adverse to overpowering red. Elegant and balanced it feels like a Pinot Noir but with more impact and juiciness than a light Red. Notes of Basil in the nose give the wine a botanical feeling without becoming medicinal. The taste does not carry forward the herbaceous notes, instead berries and cracked black pepper become the dominant flavours of the wine without a heavy tannin. This makes it a perfect accompanying wine for foods with a bitter note; high quality dark chocolate and chargrilled fish. Its smooth palette also makes it suitable for more complex flavours, a charcuterie boards various elements would all be well balanced against this wine's subtle nuances.