Tonight, we’re sipping a special wine we picked up while visiting Merry Edwards Winery in Sonoma County, California back in 2021.
It’s the Merry Edwards Russian River Valley ‘Cuvée Charles Li’ Pinot Noir, named in celebration of Charles Li Miller’s birth in 2017, the second grandchild of this estate’s illustrious and trailblazing founder, Merry Edwards.
The beautiful and vibrant label art commemorates the Year of the Fire Rooster (2017) honoring Charles and his mother’s Shanghainese heritage.
This wine is structured and powerful from the first glance with a deep ruby hue. It offers concentrated black cherry, boysenberry, kirsch, blueberry compote, and pomegranate notes alongside violet, licorice, anise, clove, rooibos tea, damp earth, and mushroom notes. The alcohol is high (14.5% ABV) but equally matched by the intensity of aromas and flavors with a fresh acidity adding lift on the palate.
In sum: it’s delicious, complex, and age-worthy.
Cheers to celebratory wines inspired by celebratory moments!
Tonight, we’re sipping a special wine we picked up while visiting Merry Edwards Winery in Sonoma County, California back in 2021.
It’s the Merry Edwards Russian River Valley ‘Cuvée Charles Li’ Pinot Noir, named in celebration of Charles Li Miller’s birth in 2017, the second grandchild of this estate’s illustrious and trailblazing founder, Merry Edwards.
The beautiful and vibrant label art commemorates the Year of the Fire Rooster (2017) honoring Charles and his mother’s Shanghainese heritage.
This wine is structured and powerful from the first glance with a deep ruby hue. It offers concentrated black cherry, boysenberry, kirsch, blueberry compote, and pomegranate notes alongside violet, licorice, anise, clove, rooibos tea, damp earth, and mushroom notes. The alcohol is high (14.5% ABV) but equally matched by the intensity of aromas and flavors with a fresh acidity adding lift on the palate.
In sum: it’s delicious, complex, and age-worthy.
Cheers to celebratory wines inspired by celebratory moments!
1 person found it helpfulMay 16th, 2024
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
