Nose
Dark cherry, earth, spice
Palate
Dark cherry, raspberry, earth, leather, baking spice
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.
Bottling
March 7, 2024
Winemaking
The fruit was machine harvested and
then crushed and de-stemmed into stainless steel tanks
and bins to ferment. Pump-overs once a day for the fruit
in the tanks and punch downs three times a day for fruit
in the bins. After fermentation the wine was moved into
holding tanks for the malolactic fermentation. The fruit
was then moved to neutral French and American barrels
for aging for about 12 months.