Full Review

Meadow Vista

Meadow Vista
Ostara Dessert Mead

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Chicken

Category: Pyment

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 11.1% RS: 4.05%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$22

Meadow Vista
Ostara Dessert Mead

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Chicken

Category: Pyment

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 11.1% RS: 4.05%
White gold color. Aromas and flavors of honey glazed grilled grape, apple sauce, nutmeg and cinnamon, and geranium with a full body and a long finish displaying notes of agave syrup flambéed fruit cocktail, lychee, and elderflower and jasmine. With notes of sweet white flowers and grape must, this Pyment would pair well with a charcuterie board.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: honey glazed grilled grape, apple sauce, nutmeg and cinnamon, and geranium
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of agave syrup flambéed fruit cocktail, lychee, and elderflower and jasmine
Sweetness Sweetness: Sweet
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Chicken Tagine, Chicken Kebobs, Chevre
Bottom Line Bottom Line: With notes of sweet white flowers and grape must, this Pyment would pair well with a charcuterie board.

The Producer

Meadow Vista Honey Wines

The Producer
3975 June Springs Rd
SE Kelowna, BC V1Z 4B9
Canada
1 250-862-2337

Their Portfolio

Pyment

Pyment is a particular sub-category of melomels, where the fruit in question is specifically: Grapes. It is important to note that the grape juice should be fermented with the honey, rather than blended in afterwards. ‘Mulsum’ is a historic variety of pyment that generally refers to the post-fermentation blend of wine and honey (and sometimes water or sea-water). Both red and white grapes may be used; ones made with white grapes are sometimes called "white mead." The best have enticing aromas of honey, custard and tropical fruits and are made in a dessert style.