Growing Conditions
The 2022 growing season started with a cold January,
that turned into a typical, average Spring for the Finger
Lakes. Spring and early Summer were warm and dry,
almost drought conditions, with conditions changing to
warm and wet by mid-August. September saw a bit more
moisture and cooler temperatures, but disease pressure
was low and fruit quality was high going into the month.
An early harvest, although light, brought in ripe, clean,
delicious fruit.
Harvest
Nutt Road Vineyard
Bottling
Bottled May 17 and May 18, 2023
Winemaking
The fruit was machine harvested
then pressed into stainless steel tanks to settle for 2 days.
It was then racked off the juice bottoms into tank for
fermentation. Once fermentation was complete, the wine
rested on its lees for about 4 months before being readied
for bottling. The wine was filtered and underwent a slight
bentonite fining for heat stability.