essex wine report

Sorry, I just love that line when Ricky came home...I know it’s Lucy, I’m home, but work with me here... Muscedere had their Grand Re-Opening yesterday and it was a great event.

Terry and I went after she did a photo-shoot in Riverside. We took the Drive back west ( we were on schedule) and it was such a nice ride. Well, we needed some nibblies so the dh it was. OK, we were now late, but we took the drive all the way to Alma in Amherstburg anyway. Hey, it was a beautiful day.

We finally got to Muscedere about 3 p.m.. Their lot was full….. that was a good sign... Oi, just imagine a hundred people in their wine room….. Good thing they had a tent and some musicians and a lot of chairs. Good stuff.

So the new wine. 

By memory: Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Rose, Riesling, Pinot Grigio, and Sauvignon Blanc. Oh yes, and 3 Ice Wines. To come is a Chardonnay and a Meritage.

My thoughts from tasting:

Pinot Noir: deep scarlet red, clear with some body….they ran out of stock, but there is some more. A keeper. I will get some and do a review. 

Cabernet Franc: I think that this wine is way better than last year’s which was really good. This may be their best red yet. None of the weird cab franc notes, just really good flavour.

Rose: this will be a great summer wine. It is a Provence style rose and that’s a good thing. Different in style from Erie Shore’s Summer Sun, so I think there is a Rose-off set for the future. It’s a really nice wine.

Riesling: the question is--- is it as good as their first one...the one that I felt was hands down the area’s best wine? We shall see, but the sample I had was wonderful. I smelled all the right things and it had mouthfeel and taste. A review will follow.

Pinot Grigio: crisp, dry, very nice. This is a good one and a keeper.

Sauvignon Blanc: THIS WINE IS AMAZING!!!! It has everthing I love in a Sauv Blanc…..taste, body, fruit, grass( a wee bit only) Its more like a French style than a New Zealand. Good with food (we had it) and just there. It’s huge for a Sauvignon Blanc but we found it to be wonderful.

We had a sample of the Chardonnay and this one will be great. Again more to a French Style, no oak and just loads of pineapple. Yup, pineapple and just wonderful mouth feel. This one will be worth waiting for.

Just like at Calabria we closed the place with the owner’s. It is getting to be a habit, but it’s fun. This is a classic winery. Kids playing, father, mother, sons, sisters, wives, friends etc….this to me is what a winery should be….kinda like in the old country…..oops, no wineries in Scotland, so we change my name to Piccolo, so now the old country is La Marche….. Add a twenty-ish Sophia Loren stomping the grapes and life could be very good indeed.