Like a Spring Flower

While I freely admit to being fickle, one FLX winery we faithfully visit is Sheldrake Point.  Interestingly enough, we were first introduced to SPV by my dad and his wife.  The interesting part is that neither of them were really into wine, so we found it kind of odd that they would make it a point to plan a weekend to attend the Hudson Valley Wine Festival.   Their first foray into the world of wine tasting, at a "fest" no less!   They survived their baptism by fire and brought us a bottle of Sheldrake Point Merlot. 

Not being huge Merlot lovers, we graciously accepted our gift, and, although we looked askance at it, we admired its pretty label.  The bottle went into the cellar until we could no longer resist its siren song.   We opened it and we liked it; we really, really liked it!  We liked it enough to drag ourselves from our firmly entrenched routine on Seneca Lake and schlep over Cayuga on our next trip and, as they say, the rest is history.

Fast forward to 2012 and the Sheldrake Point 2007 Pinot Noir.  This delicate, old world style Pinot is drinking beautifully!  This is such a pretty wine with lovely strawberry notes and just a hint of oak.  It's medium bodied with soft, silky tannins, ripe cherry, and perfect bright acidity.

I keep coming back to two words - delicate and pretty.  We really enjoyed this one!