Artisan Cheese Gallery is a great little place for some fantastic cheese, but they have a great selection of wines, too. The restaurant/cheese shop/wine store is in Studio City in Southern California's San Fernando Valley. At lunch there, I had the opportunity to sample an unusual wine, at least for me.
The Salisbury Vineyards Pinot Naturale is a San Luis Obispo Pinot Noir from the ocean influenced Avila Valley, but it's made with minimal skin contact, so the wine is actually white with a very pale pink hue. The nose is almost as unusual as its appearance, but a lovely strawberry aroma dominates.
There is a very nice acidity and a strong blast of minerality on the palate. The minerals may have been the element on the nose which I found unusual, but in a good way. Strawberry flavors put a sweet edge on the dry wine, and the minerality puts me in mind of wet rocks. If blindfolded, I may well have guessed this was made from white wine grapes.
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The Salisbury Vineyards Pinot Naturale is a San Luis Obispo Pinot Noir from the ocean influenced Avila Valley, but it's made with minimal skin contact, so the wine is actually white with a very pale pink hue. The nose is almost as unusual as its appearance, but a lovely strawberry aroma dominates.
There is a very nice acidity and a strong blast of minerality on the palate. The minerals may have been the element on the nose which I found unusual, but in a good way. Strawberry flavors put a sweet edge on the dry wine, and the minerality puts me in mind of wet rocks. If blindfolded, I may well have guessed this was made from white wine grapes.
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