2025 Dr. Edge Tasmania Gamay

Peter Dredge has plenty of experience working with Tassie Gamay, largely through his work at Meadowbank, so it's exciting to see him have a crack under the Dr. Edge label. This 2025 release is a 100% whole-cluster fermented Gamay from the Derwent Valley, made with the same blueprint as his much-loved 2018 release from Oregon.

The winemaking is very classic for Gamay: 15 days on skins, finished in stainless, and then tucked away in seasoned oak for nine months. It’s bottled without any fining or filtration, resulting in a wine that Dredge describes as sitting perfectly between Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir - it has more weight and "crunch" than the former but is lighter and more ethereal than the latter.

This is a tiny, 40-case production that was mostly destined for Dr. Edge members and the Dark Mofo festival, but we got our mits on a few cases. It’s juicy, spicy, and exactly the kind of expressive, slightly wild red that has made the Dr. Edge project a cult favourite.