*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample.
I’m not a big one on “this is a perfect pairing with Thanksgiving” because I don’t really think there is such a thing. But some wines will work better than others and to me I want something on the lighter side with lots of acidity. Not sure about anyone else, but we have a lot of food at Thanksgiving and it’s general some heavy stuff with potatoes, stuffing, etc. The 2011 The Crusher Rose of Pinot Noir fits my bill for a decent Thanksgiving wine at a great price. It has a real cork closure and retails for around $11.
Four takeaways from this wine:
1.) At times odd wine descriptors jump into my head, like for this wine where I wrote down “pink berries.” What does that even mean?
2.) I liked this wine because you could just smell the acidity on the nose.
3.) Like I said, turkey dinner.
4.) I could also easily picture this as a porch sipper in the summer.
(I seem to have misplaced the pictures of this wine….) On the nose I got pink berries (?), raspberries, watermelon, and white pepper. The crispness and acidity I could smell on the nose made my mouth water. In the mouth I found melon, watermelon, raspberry, strawberry, and more melon. Overall the wine was crisp, acidic, and really quite tasty.