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NV. 100% Chardonnay from our earliest pickings from the property. 1 year in oak, 3 years on fine lees before disgorgement in early 2026. 
Orchard fruit, pear blossom, apple developing. Bright acid, refreshing and persistent mousse. 

Inaugural! Blanc de Blancs

Reservation Management - Coming Soon

New Items!

NEEDS DECANTING
23 was a traditional year, but feels more elegant after the knockout 22, 24, and 25 years that were uncommonly warm which is producing more decadent wines. Think pilates maven rather than beefcake.
2/3 : 1/3 proportion of traditional to appassimento. Appassimento from our oldest cab franc vines. 20 months in oak individually before blended, in bottle almost a year before now being release. This will continue to develop and age, get more spicy and leathery. Tannins will soften, acidities will mellow.

Nose: Salinity, minerality, bright red currant, light leather.
Palate: Red plums, leather and spice, cocoa nib, lingering cherry or currant finish
**Frank dislikes cherry as a tasting note, prefers broader red fruit terminology!

NEW VINTAGE 2023 Reserve Cabernet Franc

Processing - POS

Our green bottles are all post-consumer recycled glass, and about 1/3 less material overall. 

Corks are composite, meaning small granules are sanitized and compressed into the usable cork feature. This drastically reduces the risk of TCA, or corked faults in a bottle, is much more sustainable than perfect bores of full cork wood, and is the least oxygen inducing cork on the market while still being natural materials. 

The sanitizing process used CO2, the same way that coffee is decaffeinated, it bathes the product and pulls particulates and molecular chains out of the base and makes them removable from the batch. 

Packaging Choices

Neutral puncheons from co-ops within the US. Neutral barriques from Cakebread (Napa) and Adelaida (Paso Robles).
New oak sourced from Burgundian cooperages (Frères, Rousseau) as needed. François Frères would be the French choice for new oak, sourced from Alba! Sharkos are the distributor for the east coast. Tonnellerie Rousseau also from Burgundy. Tonnellerie is Cooperage in French. 

Cooperages

Legore Gravelly Loam

The Legore Series consists of very deep, well drained soils on uplands throughout PA, MD, VA, and parts of NJ in varying composites.

Overall rocky, with high limestone and decaying granite content. 

Our Terroir

Overall, we are not a child friendly space, but we are happy to accommodate families if babies are in carrier seats (or otherwise not mobile in the space in a stroller seat, etc). While we know that seems a bit fussy, our tasting room is petite in terms of floor space, and filled with glass and windows, so it is not very safe for anyone involved to have little ones running around.

Child Policy

The tree on the Meadowbrook logo is a dramatic, wind-swept Eastern Cedar near the oldest vineyard plot back by the winery facility. It is one of 2 sister trees, and our favorite. The logo itself was a conceptualization from a local artist, including over 1000 individual dots. 

Logo Story

About the Space & Property

Gift cards are now available! We have a few predetermined values online. 

To utilize them, we can use them as a form of payment on any tab. You will need to type in the entire chain code (16 characters, sorry) and hit search - then you can apply it to the tab, including gratuity if desired. We may need the initial email that it was issued to, so look for that on any printed certificate. 

To use for reservations, ideally they will make a reservation online with their credit card. On arrival, we will cancel the reservation, but add the guest to the new cart we've created with the tastings. This way, we can still see the guest history instead of treating it as a walk-in. 

Gift Cards

Overall farm is roughly 160 acres, with at least 4 residences. 12 acres are under vine, with another 4 planned to plant over the next 2 years. Roughly 90 acres is still an active hay operation, which was the function of the full property before we moved in. 

The original Meadowbrook vineyard is a 7.5 acre vineyard on 40 King Street property next to the winery building (Cab Franc, Chardonnay) planted in 2019. The vineyard next to the tasting room is our newest, with plantings in 2023 of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Cabernet Franc, and Albarino. The first wine from this vineyard will be a Rosé released in 2026. 

A lot of our 22/23 wines contain some grapes from the Cold Brook Road that was started in 2020, sold 2022 and continued to farm through the 2024 harvest. The vineyard is right across town about 1.5 miles from the tasting room.

Property Overview

What We're Pouring

Wine Deep Dives

Food Deep Dive

Premium Tasting (1.5 oz pours): each poured individually tableside for a full guided experience. 

Prepared board of cheese, meats, olives served with Focaccia.
Welcome pour of Blanc de Blancs
Albariño
(If White Cab is open, you can offer a small splash)
Chardonnay
Skin Contact
Reserve Chardonnay
Whole Berry
Cabernet Franc
Reserve Cabernet Franc

Premium Tasting

Wine Flights (2 oz pours): all poured, and all 3 glasses presented to guest at the same time for a self-led experience.
	
White Flight: Albariño, Chardonnay, Reserve Chardonnay
	
Red Flight: Whole Berry, Cabernet Franc, Reserve Cabernet Franc
	
Seasonal Flight: White Cabernet Franc, Skin Contact, Whole Berry


Flight Inclusions

Seasonal Tasting (1.5 oz pours): each poured individually tableside for a full guided experience. 

Albariño
Chardonnay
White Cab Franc
Whole Berry
Cabernet Franc


Seasonal Tasting

Brambly fruit flavors of raspberry and cranberry are supported by silky tannins and subtle notes of baking spice. Cabernet Franc hails from the Loire Valley, and our expression is most alike to Saumur. Legend hails that eponymous Cardinal Richelieu is responsible for transplanting vines from Anjou to Bordeaux in the 1600s.

Vintage: 2022
Alcohol: 13.0%

Vineyard notes
Cabernet Franc (Bordeaux Clone 312, 326) from Block 1 of our original Meadowbrook Vineyard. These vines grow in Califon Sandy Loam soil in north–south orientation on an eastern slope. Farmed sustainably: no irrigation, no tilling.

Production notes
Hand-harvested clusters left as whole berries – small-batch, open-top fermentations. Gentle maceration with 15 days of skin-contact. Aged in neutral French oak barrels for 10 months. No fining, light filtration. 120 cases produced.

Cabernet Franc - Portfolio 

Punchy and fruity carbonic Cabernet Franc with bright flavors of Rhubarb and Pomegranate balanced by crisp green pepper and crunchy tannins. Hand-harvested fruit is picked for acidity and left as whole berries with 25% whole cluster inclusion to encourage carbonic maceration. Serve Chilled. Carbonic maceration is most commonly used in Beaujolais. 

Vintage: 2023
Alcohol: 12.5%
Vineyard notes
Cabernet Franc (Loire Clone 214) from Block 3C of our original Meadowbrook Vineyard. These vines grow in Califon Sandy Loam soil in east–south orientation on a southern slope. Farmed sustainably: no irrigation, no tilling.

Hand-harvested fruit is picked for acidity and left as whole berries with 25% whole cluster inclusion to encourage carbonic maceration. Gently pressed and aged in neutral French oak barrels for 5 months. No fining, light filtration. 70 cases produced.

Whole Berry Cabernet Franc - Portfolio 

A rosé without the color! Rosé is often stainless steel production to preserve aromatics and delicate color, and make faster for market. We still took our time with this. Neutral oak aged after low skin contact for approximately 9 months, and any remaining color bled out. Very herbacious, textural, drinks like a red wine. A skinny dipping red, or a naked rosé.

From Conor: Interesting interplay of acidity and pyrazine that I found compelling as a standalone wine, so it did a little time in neutral barrels to soften it out and then bottled it.

White Cabernet Franc - WM P

Raw and refreshing, this juicy sparkler boasts fine, creamy bubbles and plenty of bright fruity flavors without the funk. Hard pressings from our Methode-Champenoise project were separated, fermented very cold in stainless steel, and bottled while still fermenting to create this raw ancestral method sparkling. This wine is still alive! Please serve very chilled. No sulfites added, sediment will be present. Method likely dating back to 1500s when sparkling wine was isolated to prevent cellars exploding from improperly filtered still wine that continued to ferment. 

Vintage: 2023
Varietal: 70% Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Alcohol: 11.7 %

Vineyard Notes
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier from our original Meadowbrook Vineyard and our managed Cold Brook Vineyard. These vines grow in Legore Gravelly Loam and Penn-Channery Silt Loam soils in east-west orientation and varied slopes. Farmed sustainably: no irrigation, no tilling.

Production Notes: 59 cases produced.

Press Cut Pét Nat - WM P

Texture-driven Chardonnay with a palate of almonds and Meyer lemon complemented by a long saline finish. More Mâcon inspired, southern Burgundy. No malolactic fermentation means no buttery notes.

WINE SPECS

Vintage: 2023
Alcohol: 13.0%

Vineyard notes
Chardonnay (Dijon Clone 76, 95, 96) from Block 2 of our original Meadowbrook Vineyard and Block 1 of our managed Cold Brook Vineyard. These vines grow in Legore Gravelly Loam and Penn-Channery Silt Loam soil in east–west orientation and varied slope. Farmed sustainably: no irrigation, no tilling.

Production notes
Hand-harvested, whole-cluster pressed and racked to neutral French Oak puncheons (500L). Barrel fermented and aged on lees for 18 months. No fining, light filtration. 69 cases produced.

Reserve Chardonnay - Portfolio 

Expressive, Old World-style Chardonnay with floral and fruity notes complemented by citrusy acidity. Chablis inspired. Lemon curd, green herbs, bordering golden apple. The base of the Reserve Chardonnay.

Vintage: 2023
Alcohol: 13.0%

Vineyard notes
Chardonnay (Dijon Clone 95, 96) from Block 2 of our original Meadowbrook Vineyard. These vines grow in Legore Gravelly Loam soil in east–west orientation on a western slope. Farmed sustainably: no irrigation, no tilling.

Production notes
Hand-harvested, whole-cluster pressed and racked to neutral French Oak barrels and Puncheons. Barrel fermented and aged on lees for 10 months. No fining, light filtration. 160 cases produced.

Chardonnay - Portfolio

A lusher example of the variety with notes of peach, apricot, and passionfruit coupled with bright acidity. Traditionally from Rias Baixas in most NW tip, ocean coast Spain. Tasting room overlooks the Albariño plot.

WINE SPECS

Vintage: 2023
Alcohol: 12.5%


Vineyard Notes
Albariño from Block 4 of our managed Cold Brook Vineyard. These vines grow in Penn-Channery Silt Loam soil in east-west orientation on a southern slope. Farmed sustainably: no irrigation, no tilling.
 
Production Notes
Hand-harvested, whole-cluster pressed and fermented cold in neutral French Oak barriques and puncheons. Barrel-aged for 6 months with light bâttonage. No fining, light filtration. 145 cases produced.

Albariño - Portfolio

Our go-to pairing for Mushroom Carpaccio! Our own Chardonnay & Sauv Blanc sourced from a grower friend on Cape May Peninsula AVA. Co-fermented grapes, our only non-sparkling blend wine. We wanted to experiment with an aromatic varietal to offset our Chardonnay (which alone wouldn't be ideal for a skin contact wine).

Gentle and cold press to preserve aromatics, 10 days on the skin, racked to neutral puncheon for 7 months aging before bottling. Delicate flavors of orange peel and black tea with smooth tannins and bright finish. Acid is present, but not overwhelming. Clean, not a hipster style orange wine - a full bodied white.

Vintage: 2023
Varietal: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol: 13.0 %

Skin Contact WM P

Olive Oil - (Bocabella, made in California)

Made for us in Annandale, NJ by our friends in the Juniper Hill kitchen! Castelvetrano olives, marinated in oil, confit garlic, citrus zest, and rosemary.

Marinated Olives (Juniper Hill, coming in house)

Made for us in Annandale, NJ by our friends in the Juniper Hill kitchen!  Made daily for us.

Fresh baked Foccaccia (Juniper Hill, changing soon)

Elevator speech: Our neighbors! You can visit them and pet the cows and sheep that make these products. ❤️ 

Oldwick Shepherd: Raw sheep milk, aged 3+ months, Manchego style. Sliced in triangles. semi-firm texture and a pate that is both rustic and refined. Nutty, full-bodied, and undeniably sheep! Suggested Pairings: Reserve Chardonnay, Skin Contact, Chardonnay.
	
Asbury: A very mild goat tang and a rich mouth feel of jersey cow milk combine to make this a new favorite. Suggested Pairings: White Cabernet Franc, Press Cut

Nettlesome: Semi-hard, with a stick to the roof of your mouth, smooth texture and containing a few holes. The Nettles inclusion adds a vegetal, almost meaty component that has propelled Nettlesome to our top 5 over the last twenty years. Suggested Meadowbrook Pairings: Albariño, Rosé, Whole Berry.


Cheese (Long Valley, Valley Shepherd)

Elevator Speech: From centenarian Salumeria Biellese in Hackensack. Beasts sourced from Tri state: CT, Upstate NY, and PA. Includes Soppressata, Rosette de Lyon, Finnochiona, and Bresaola.

Salumeria Biellese turned 100 years old in 2025! All products are naturally fermented, and gluten free. 

Soppressata: Coarsely ground Berkshire shoulders are mixed with some fat to give the desired marbling. Melt-in-your mouth texture. Sliced into semi-thin non-translucent rounds. Great with all three reds, and maybe even Reserve Chardonnay.

Bresaola: Air-dried beef selected from Black Angus top rounds grown on a small farm in Pennsylvania. Sliced thin in sheets on slicer. The funkiest of the three, pairs beautifully with the Whole Berry Cabernet Franc.

Finnochiona (technically DiBruno out of Philly) is a cured pork with harder texture, and heaver fennel flavors. 

Meadowbrook Staff

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