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Wine Details
Price:
$12.00 per bottle
Description:
Drier than the 2003 vintage, this wine has all the lush Pinot Noir character and sassy flavors of the 2003. It's slightly off-dry fruitiness and flavors of cranberries and pineapple is nicely balanced with a crisp acidity. Great with Thai food! 2004 Meadowlark Rose. Picture a warm, summer afternoon; good friends and your favorite light fare all paired with our newest release-2004 Meadowlark Rose. The bright cranberry and pineapple palate will stay fresh and crisp the entire glass and beyond. Its off dry character will tingle the taste buds and compliment summer salads, cold chicken, pasta salads and darn near anything you can think of. If you find a favorite match, let us know. If you forgot your corkscrew for the picnic it doesn't matter!! Just twist off the top.
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Varietal Definition
Mead:
Fermented beverage made with honey, water and yeast optionally with flavoring ingredients.
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Pinot Noir:
The name is derived from the French words for ‘pine’ and ‘black’ alluding to the varietals' tightly clustered dark purple pine cone shaped bunches of fruit. Pinot Noir grapes are grown around the world, mostly in the cooler regions, but the grape is chiefly associated with the Burgundy region of France. It is widely considered to produce some of the finest wines in the world, but is a difficult variety to cultivate and transform into wine. By volume most Pinot Noir in America is grown in California with Oregon coming in second. Other regions are Washington State and New York.During 2004 and the beginning of 2005, Pinot Noir became considerably more popular amongst consumers in the United States, possibly because of the movie Sideways. Being lighter in style, it has benefited from a trend toward more restrained, less alcoholic wines. It is the delicate, subtle, complex and elegant nature of this wine that encourages growers and winemakers to cultivate this difficult grape. Robert Parker has described Pinot Noir: "When it's great, Pinot Noir produces the most complex, hedonistic, and remarkably thrilling red wine in the world."
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