Long Meadow Ranch 2019 (750ml)

Anderson Valley sits at the cool northern edge of California's Pinot Noir country, and that maritime climate gives the grape both delicacy and verve. This 2019 from Long Meadow Ranch reads as a rosé of Pinot Noir, a pale, coastal-leaning style that trades depth of color for lift and precision. It is a still, dry wine built around brightness rather than weight.

The color is a pale cherry pink, and the first impression is spice as much as fruit, with elderflower and tarragon framing notes of lemon and lime pith. Musk melon carries the fruit on a medium-bodied,