Metz Road Pinot Noir

Tasting notes & discussion 19

Typically $36/bottle from Metz Road Wines
Vintage 2020 from Monterey
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About Metz Road Wines
“With 11 estate vineyards, we are blessed with an amazing selection of acres to work with from vintage to vintage. In fact, we use less than 1% of the grapes we grow for our Metz Road wines. The vines are farmed for ultra-premium quality and the grapes are hand-picked at optimum ripeness in the early morning. In the winery, the grapes are hand-sorted, the juice is fermented in small lots and the wine is aged in 100% French oak barrels. Our mantra is gentle handling and minimal intervention, allowing the distinctive terroir of a single vineyard site to shine.”

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TASTING NOTES:
“Our 2020 Pinot Noir is defined by its pure fruit and impeccable balance. The nose includes notes of bing cherry, raspberry, pomegranate and currant, followed by notes of mocha and vanilla with hints of violet. The palate is clean, plush, and structured with ample weight and a blast of bright red fruit. The finish is silky and elegant.” (AbV 14.5%, pH 3.79, TA 6.0 g/L)

BARRELS:
13 months in French oak.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Did you know that mozzarella cheese is traditionally made with buffalo milk? Obviously not American buffalo, of course, known as bison, but European water buffalo. Most mozzarella outside Europe is made with cow’s milk, because it’s cheaper and most places aren’t going to have a few Italian buffalo on-hand. Anyway, the name mozzarella originates from mozza/mozzare, meaning to cut off, with the diminutive -ella. When making mozzarella, it’s kneaded and rolled into long strands, hunks of which are stretched and lopped off.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
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OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Mozzarella sticks.

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