#libertasvineyard

[thearizonawinemonk]

Celebrating today! My baby birb, Samwise, has hatched! Pulling out my last bottle from my visit a few years ago from @oldwestminsterwinery: the 2017 Petillant Naturel Pinot Gris from Libertas Vineyard. I'm honestly not sure why I've been aging this bottle, but bubbles are *always* good for celebration. (I would have also grabbed a cigar, but it's a bit chilly and windy out today for that.) Sure, The label has been a bit battered from cellar time, two moves and time... but... well.. So many people say that Pet-Nats don't age well, but.. i personally feel that's untrue when it comes to the genre as a whole, and this one has aged beautifully. Yeah, it's a cloudy pale gold. It's a pet nat. Duh. Of course it's gonna be just slightly cloudy. That doesn't mean there's no sun behind the clouds [expletive deleted]. On the nose, perhaps, this wine is showing it's age with flint, minerals, yeast, and really high-end kettle-baked potato chips, intermingling with apricot, pears, and fresh grass, but the palate... the palate is where this wine shines. It is bright and vibrant, with little bubbles tickling acidity on the tongue, bringing forth bursts of apple, pear, and apricot, which intermingle with seasalt, lemon peel, and flint. The finish is short, but bright like fireworks, or lightning at night. This wine is lovely. Bright, smiling, adorable, cute as a button. The 2017 Pinot Gris pet-nat is a bubbly adorable blonde that gives wonderful hugs and always has the cutest, most heartwarming meme to show you. She's precious. #petnat #petillantnaturel #oldwestminsterwinery #bubbles #celebrate #whitewine #wine #sparklingwine #pinotgris #pinotgrigio #wineinthetimeofcoronavirus #winereflection #winereviews #marylandwine #drinklocal #🍾 #libertasvineyard #oldwestminster #cheers #cheersofinstagram #winesofamerica #winesofinstagram #instawine #naturalwine https://www.instagram.com/p/B--rQC-nZdg/?igshid=1gji2th2ikcwn