(NV Peconic Bay Winery Esprit de Rouge Nautique North Fork Long Island) Carries a non-vintage label (and subsequent bottlings very well may be non-vintage) but this edition is 100% 2007 fruit -- 95% merlot, 3% cabernet sauvignon and 2% cabernet franc to be more precise. The ripeness of the 2007 vintage is on full display here in the ripe, dark berry and plum nose that shows hints of mint and earthy-tobacco. Made in a juicy, low-oak, easy-drinking style, it has nice core of sweet black cherry and blackberry fruit flavors, light earthy-wood notes and just a bit of that minty character. The tannins are ripe and soft and the finish is medium in length. With this new, modern style in, on and inside the bottle (which my picture doesn't do justice to), the $16 price tag (most likely $12 - 13 at most wine shops), I expect this to be a very successful line for Peconic Bay.
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By Lenn Thompson
(NV Peconic Bay Winery Esprit de Rouge Nautique North Fork Long Island) Carries a non-vintage label (and subsequent bottlings very well may be non-vintage) but this edition is 100% 2007 fruit -- 95% merlot, 3% cabernet sauvignon and 2% cabernet franc to be more precise. The ripeness of the 2007 vintage is on full display here in the ripe, dark berry and plum nose that shows hints of mint and earthy-tobacco. Made in a juicy, low-oak, easy-drinking style, it has nice core of sweet black cherry and blackberry fruit flavors, light earthy-wood notes and just a bit of that minty character. The tannins are ripe and soft and the finish is medium in length. With this new, modern style in, on and inside the bottle (which my picture doesn't do justice to), the $16 price tag (most likely $12 - 13 at most wine shops), I expect this to be a very successful line for Peconic Bay.8/5/2009, (See more on New York Cork Report...) 3 out of 5 stars