Description
MURI x The Four Horsemen is described as a silky still red made from Stevnsbær sour cherry wine, ice-clarified tomato water, lacto-fermented beetroot, bay leaf, and green peppercorn water kefir.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen was designed to be more 'wine-adjacent' than MURI's typical blends, to serve as a versatile pairing for food at a wine bar.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen was developed in collaboration with Justin Chearno, beverage director of The Four Horsemen restaurant in New York and a figure in the natural wine community.[1] MURI x The Four Horsemen is a collaboration between MURI and The Four Horsemen restaurant in Brooklyn, New York.[3] The collaboration between MURI and The Four Horsemen was initiated in November 2023 when Murray Paterson and Justin Chearno met at the restaurant.[3]
Key Ingredients
MURI x The Four Horsemen uses green peppercorn water kefir as an ingredient.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen is described as a silky still red made from Stevnsbær sour cherry wine, ice-clarified tomato water, lacto-fermented beetroot, bay leaf, and green peppercorn water kefir.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen contains sour cherry juice, water, red currant juice, tomato water, beetroot, sugar, green peppercorn, bay leaf, salt, and yeast.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen uses ice-clarified tomato water as an ingredient.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen uses lacto-fermented beetroot as an ingredient.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen uses bay leaf as an ingredient.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen is a silky, rich blend of sour cherries, ice-clarified tomato, and green peppercorn.[4]
Key Techniques
MURI uses ice clarification as a technique in MURI x The Four Horsemen.[2] MURI x The Four Horsemen uses green peppercorn water kefir as an ingredient.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen is described as a silky still red made from Stevnsbær sour cherry wine, ice-clarified tomato water, lacto-fermented beetroot, bay leaf, and green peppercorn water kefir.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen uses ice-clarified tomato water as an ingredient.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen uses lacto-fermented beetroot as an ingredient.[3]
Tasting Notes
Murray Paterson describes MURI x The Four Horsemen as a rounded, versatile, and classy blend, shaped by Justin Chearno's refined palate.[1] MURI x The Four Horsemen tasting notes describe ripe red fruit to the fore, balanced acidity, a luxurious texture, intricate savouriness from salty beetroot, and a lightly spicy finish.[3] MURI x The Four Horsemen is a silky, rich blend of sour cherries, ice-clarified tomato, and green peppercorn.[4] MURI x The Four Horsemen is described as 'almost an addictive sip.'.[4]
Food Pairing Suggestions
MURI x The Four Horsemen pairs with duck, root vegetables, or toulouse sausage with mashed potatoes and prunes.[3]
References
- [1]Producerhttps://muri-drinks.com/en-uk/blogs/flavor-library/founders-picks-top-four
- [2]Producerhttps://muri-drinks.com/en-uk/blogs/flavor-library/how-muri-builds-flavor
- [3]Producerhttps://muri-drinks.com/en-uk/blogs/flavor-library/muri-four-horsemen
- [4]Producerhttps://muri-drinks.com/en-uk/collections/all-singles