Every now and then, we get a yearning for some Virginia wine country. That's not to say that we don't get the same feeling for the FLX, but with cousins in Northern Virginia, it's an easier, and less expensive, getaway. They enjoy the occasional glass of wine but are not as into it as we are. Mobility issues limit them to one, maybe two wineries and Pearmund Cellars has been one of our usuals. It's been a great place to stop by with them on a Sunday morning before heading home and we have always had a great experience there. Not only have we enjoyed the wine but they have always been so considerate to my cousins who don't do a tasting but love to sit at the tables in the tasting room and just enjoy each other's company. From time to time, they will taste one of the white wines that are on the tasting menu, but mostly, they cherish their time together...they are so in love and so I want to be them when I grow up.
Our last visit found us there on a Saturday afternoon. We've been so spoiled going on Sunday that we forgot how crazy these wines trails can be on the weekends! I say trails because this phenomenon is not unique to Virginia, we find the same thing everywhere. The first bad sign was a bus in the parking lot and you can pretty much bet that it's filled with ridiculously dressed, soon to be married, drunk people and their drunk best friends and drunk relatives. Sadly, that was the case this time but fortunately, they were at the end of their tasting so normalcy was quickly restored upon their departure.
I thought about all of this when we opened the Pearmund Cellars 2008 2 Principals Vineyard Petit Verdot . It is deep garnet, almost inky in color with a nose that is earthy and mushroomy with some foral notes. It's got great structure with some dark berries - blackberry, blueberry? - and a dusty, cocoa finish.
I sure hope that bus load of party people took some PV home with them because they should be very, very happy right about now!
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