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[REVIEW] William Heritage Winery 2019 Pet-Nat Rose

Item: [REVIEW] William Heritage Winery 2019 Pet-Nat Rose
Rating: 88
Author: Lenn Thompson

By Lenn Thompson on April 1, 2020 0 Comments

Producer: William Heritage Winery
Region: Outer Coastal Plain AVA
Grapes: 30% merlot, 29% syrah, 17% pinot noir, 13% pinot gris, 11% cabernet franc (all saignee)
ABV: 12%
Price: $35*

* Review sample provided by the winery

William Heritage Winery 2019 Pet-Nat Rose

88 points

Sweet strawberry and red cherry aromas are made a bit more complex by notes of yeasty fermentation and earthy dried leaves.

Juicy and dry that palate is again driven by bright red fruit qualities with a hint of lime peel, an earthy streak and just a little white pepper at the edges.

About Author

Lenn Thompson

Lenn Thompson, a proud Pittsburgh, PA native, moved to Long Island more than a decade ago and quickly fell in love with the region’s dynamic and emerging wine community. A digital and content marketing and community professional by day, he founded NewYorkCorkReport.com in early 2004 to share his passion for the wines, beers and spirits of New York State. After running that site -- which became the premier source for independent New York wine commentary, reviews and news -- for 12 years, he launched TheCorkReport.us in late 2016 to add the wines of Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Vermont and beyond to his beat. Lenn currently serves as the wine columnist for The Suffolk Times weekly newspaper and is the former editor of the Long Island Wine Gazette. He contributes or has contributed to publications like Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Beverage Media, Edible Brooklyn, Edible East End and Edible Hudson Valley. Lenn served on the board of directors for Drink Local Wine, and is the creator and founder of TasteCamp, an annual regional wine immersion conference for writers and trade. An admitted riesling and cabernet franc fanatic, he’s intensely passionate about eating local and the many local wine regions of America. Lenn lives in Miller Place, NY with his wife Nena, son Jackson, daughter Anna and their dog, Casey Lemieux Thompson.