Back in the fall of 2017, New Jersey was touting its first-ever 90 point score from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, for a Brut from William Heritage Winery.
Now, a red wine from another New Jersey producer with ties to central Pennsylvania has been accorded the same recognition.
Unionville Vineyards in Hunterdon County noted earlier this week that its 2015 Pheasant Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir was awarded 90 points by Philadelphia-based critic Mark Squires, who reviews all wines of the East Coast of the United States, Greece and Portugal for the Advocate. Wrote Squires: “It is beautifully constructed, elegant, velvety and perfectly balanced. The good acidity always matches the depth and the fruit. This is very much a step up from what you’d expect in New Jersey Pinot Noir- probably several steps up. It is a beauty.”
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