Pacific Quartet - March 09 Limited Edition
This kit is now available again in very limited quantities. The Region: The Pacific Coast of North America has micro-climates that match those of the blazing sunshine of the Mediterranean to the crisp mountain air of the upper Rhine. With so much range and variety, there is a perfect terroir for almost any grape you can name. The Wine: This wine showcases bright fruit, excellent structure and a long finish. Vidal from British Columbia gives spiciness and stone fruit. Chenin Blanc from California gives a wonderful melony-honeyed aroma with hints of apple. Gewrztraminer from Washington contributes lychee, rose petals and floral notes, and Muscat from Australias Murray- Darling Valley gives wonderful grapey notes with dried fruit and hints of orange peel. The Food: This wine has a range of fruit character and enough acidity to stand up to a wide range of foods, particularly spicy and savoury dishes, including Thai cuisine, grilled fish, herbed roast chicken or barbecued salmon. Although delicious right on bottling day, drinking it early would prevent it from showing its bestafter six months the Muscat and Vidal will dominate with spicy/grapey notes, after a year the Chenin Blancs honey and melon will come out, and at 18 months to two years the Gewurztraminer will show a perfumed floweriness and lush structure. Sweetness Code: 1 (off dry) Pre-order Information:
