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Wine Recommendation
Peconic Bay Winery
2006 Rosé of Merlot(North Fork of Long Island)
As much as I love it when wine drinkers "get" rosé, I love it even more when wineries do. In the past, Peconic Bay Winery has made some sweet, koolaid-esque rosé. It was fruity, sugary and probably extremely popular with the White Zin crowd. But, this new rosé - a dry, elegant one - is quite different. According to the back label, it's made with Merlot grapes with some steel-fermented Chardonnay, and the result is fresh and thirst quenching.
On the nose there's a lot of citrus - grapefruit and lime - with hints of watermelon. It's lively on the palate and tastes like a fresh watermelon slice sprinkled with fresh lime juice...without the sweetness of fresh watermelon. Nicely balanced acidity leaves it clean on the finish. It's probably best suited to sipping on its own, but I could see enjoying this with any summer lunch - salads, sandwiches, seafood.
While not as nuanced as some of the other local 2006 rosés on the market, it's still a good, satisfying rosé for $14. And at the end of the day, isn't that what rosé is supposed to be, satisfying?
Reviewed August 31, 2007 by Lenn Thompson.
Other Awards & Accolades
Gold Medal - 2009 Best of Appellation Evaluation
Other reviewed wines from Peconic Bay Winery
  2005 Steel Fermented Chardonnay (North Fork of Long Island)Lenn Thompson 3/12/2007 |
The Wine
Winery: Peconic Bay Winery |
The Reviewer
Lenn Thompson
Lenn Thompson writes about New York wines for Dan's Papers, |