A Fun 4th of July Treat
Merryvale Antugua, Muscat de Frontignan Dessert Wine
The last time we were in Napa, we stopped by the Merryvale tasting room in St. Helena and tried a dessert wine we had seen at Costco. We already enjoy their Cabernet (see previous post). It’s not often I drink sweet wines, but the server suggested we pour it over crushed ice and add a squeeze of lemon. Wow! What a refreshing drink for a hot summer’s day.
Tasting notes for this gold-medal winning wine:
An extraordinary dessert wine made of Muscat de Frontignan and superior Napa Valley pot-still brandy. Golden/amber in color from its long aging in French oak, the wine is a complex combination of nuts and orange-peel aromas. Thick and rich in the mouth, the nuts and orange-peel theme continues from the entry through the long finish, highlighted by the many subtleties from the fine brandy and time in the barrel. Easy to recognize in the black box. $29
