Another wine with a cutesy name. Prosperity is a meritage--Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Petit Verdot. Or does the inclusion of Syrah invalidate the meritage label? I do not know.
It took kind of a long time for the nose to develop, which leads me to think that this is a wine that would benefit from decanting. I might try that and come back with a follow up later.
This is yet another garnet colored, light bodied red. I feel like Grape Creek specializes in those. There's a lot of mixed berry jam notes on the nose along with some pimento and maybe a hint of leather? I taste key lime and blood orange, which makes it sound sharper and more acidic than it is.
It's a surprisingly soft wine. I definitely would not pair it with a steak, or a burger,, or anything too strong or heavy. Honestly, I think this is a wine that would go well with smoked turkey/cranberry salad, or a calzone. Maybe a BBQ'd brisket, Huevos Rancheros, or spaghetti with a tomato-crab sauce.
Also, I know I've probably posted this already, but this is the Meritage song, one of my favorite song lyrics of all of those I wrote for Que Sera, Syrah.
I am the very model of a California Meritage
I am the very model of a California Meritage,
(A word that combines merit in a portmanteau with heritage).
I’m only made from “noble” wines, those vintned from a Bordeaux vine,
’Cause that is what it means to be a California Meritage.
You start with two or more of these particular varieties
Cabernet (Sauvingnon or Franc), St. Macaire or Carménère,
Malbec, Merlot, Petetit Verdot, or possibly some Gros Verdot,
For that is what you need to make a California Meritage.
You have to use the very best of these specific vintages,
Adjusted with a sweet finesse like all the best of marriages,
To best ensure my taste is great, no single grape can dominate,
’Cause otherwise I will not rate as a California Meritage.
I’m known for being robust with a silky-smooth complexity,
I’m good to drink while young but I’m renowned for aging beautifully,
I’m more than just a simple blend, and that is why I am a TREND!
I am the very model of a California Meritage.
Que Será, Syrah
By PG Forte
Buy Links: Que-Sera-Syrah
They may be keeping secrets and telling lies, but a little white wine never hurt anyone.
Allegra
It’s not every day that you inherit one-third of a winery. I should be on top of the world, floating on Cloud Wine, as they say. Instead, don’t you just know it? I’m about to make one of the biggest mistakes of my life. And that’s saying something. My family has always viewed me as something of a screw-up, not always fairly. But in this case? They’re not only dead right about me messing things up; they don’t even know the half of it. Yet.
Complicating my quest to redeem myself, earn my sisters’ respect, and help them turn our winery into a straight fire success, is my low-key relationship with Sheriff’s Deputy Clay Romero. Sure, there are risks involved in sleeping with the enemy, but ‘what’s meant to be will find a way,’ right? And whether Clay believes it or not, I know we’re fated. With a capital F.
Clay
We’re Capital F somethin’ all right; but I don’t think it’s fate. Ever since Legs (AKA Allegra Martinelli) blew back into town, I’ve been flirting with disaster. Literally. I doubt that woman’s ever met a rule that she didn’t want to at least bend. And, as luck would have it, it’s my job to try and stop her. I love my job, and I think I love her. But there’s not enough wine in Napa to convince me that I’ll be able to hang on to them both.
Legs keeps likening us to Romeo and Juliet. And as I keep trying to remind her; that kind of story tends not to end well. I’m sure there are exceptions, but are we gonna be one of them? I guess we’ll find out.
Releasing on May 27, 2025
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