The Little Prince & Phebus Rosé
With fewer than ten pairings remaining for 2018, I have started to bring out a few of my favorites to share. This week, it's the timeless The Little Prince.
The Pairing
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Phebus Rosé
Some pairings come easily (Dark Horse wine and Black Beauty or Miles from Nowhere Chardonnay and The Light Between Oceans), but some I agonize over. This one was of the latter variety. I extrapolated all of my favorite elements and then sought a wine that shared those elements. When the right wine finally makes itself known, it's always such a sweet moment.
For today's post, I figured the simplest thing to do would be to share those elements and the reasons why it's this Rosé that works.
The Rose: Ok, obvious one first. The prince's love, and the source of his need to explore. The torture he feels when he believes his rose is not unique, and the heartwarming moment when the fox lets him know exactly why she is special. Had to be a Rosé wine. That narrowed my search to... 1,000s of options.
Stars: One of my favorite parts of this story is when the narrator and the prince talk about how they will be able to look up at the stars and think of each other. "That will be so amusing! You shall have five hundred million little bells, and I shall have five hundred million springs of fresh water..." [page 106]. I wanted a celestial vibe. Phebus's star design was the first thing to catch my eye. However, I'm not sure if the name directly links to Phoebus aka Apollo, which leads into the next theme...
Mystery: When I first read this book as a child, I did not like it all that much. I could tell that there were meanings that I wasn't understanding. As an adult, I feel like I grasp the overall story, but the ending is still a mystery to me. Phebus wines, like the ending, is a mystery. I know a little about the vintner (Hervé J. Fabre: born in Bordeaux, makes wine in Mendoza, Argentina, specializes in Malbec) but not much is available beyond that. Other wineries offer a mission statement, a history, etc, but I'm in the dark on this one.
Sweet: This is a lovely little story, and more than anything I wanted a lovely little wine. Something light and fresh. This Rosé tastes of strawberries, has a tart moment mid-way, and then an easy finish.
Only seven more pairings left this year, which is striking and exciting.
See you next week!
The Pairing
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Phebus Rosé
Some pairings come easily (Dark Horse wine and Black Beauty or Miles from Nowhere Chardonnay and The Light Between Oceans), but some I agonize over. This one was of the latter variety. I extrapolated all of my favorite elements and then sought a wine that shared those elements. When the right wine finally makes itself known, it's always such a sweet moment.
For today's post, I figured the simplest thing to do would be to share those elements and the reasons why it's this Rosé that works.
The Rose: Ok, obvious one first. The prince's love, and the source of his need to explore. The torture he feels when he believes his rose is not unique, and the heartwarming moment when the fox lets him know exactly why she is special. Had to be a Rosé wine. That narrowed my search to... 1,000s of options.
Stars: One of my favorite parts of this story is when the narrator and the prince talk about how they will be able to look up at the stars and think of each other. "That will be so amusing! You shall have five hundred million little bells, and I shall have five hundred million springs of fresh water..." [page 106]. I wanted a celestial vibe. Phebus's star design was the first thing to catch my eye. However, I'm not sure if the name directly links to Phoebus aka Apollo, which leads into the next theme...
Mystery: When I first read this book as a child, I did not like it all that much. I could tell that there were meanings that I wasn't understanding. As an adult, I feel like I grasp the overall story, but the ending is still a mystery to me. Phebus wines, like the ending, is a mystery. I know a little about the vintner (Hervé J. Fabre: born in Bordeaux, makes wine in Mendoza, Argentina, specializes in Malbec) but not much is available beyond that. Other wineries offer a mission statement, a history, etc, but I'm in the dark on this one.
Sweet: This is a lovely little story, and more than anything I wanted a lovely little wine. Something light and fresh. This Rosé tastes of strawberries, has a tart moment mid-way, and then an easy finish.
Only seven more pairings left this year, which is striking and exciting.
See you next week!
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