The Week 837

[ltaddy]

9A. Strongly Flavoured Red Wine, French Not First Class, (4 ) ?A?Y
Any Ideas?

[Obijon]

Y is an abbreviation for Economy Class (i.e. not First Class) but I can't see where the Oak comes from - unless it's French Oak but that is perhaps too obscure?....

[ltaddy]

Thanks for your thoughts- if you get a glimmer on the reasoning behind 'oak' let me know,

[Obijon]

I think the answer is gamy - the red wine is gamay less the (first class) "a".