Palate
Our medium-sweet Reserve Riesling is made from late-harvested grapes that were hand-sorted in the vineyard. This auslese-style wine expresses plenty of character with papaya, cantaloupe, orange marmalade, and honey. Pair with slightly-sweet desserts and spicy foods likes Thai, Indian, and BBQ.
Growing Conditions
These Riesling grapes come from our vineyard on Seneca Lake, located in Hector, New York. This area is the warmest mesoclimate in the Finger Lakes known as the ‘Banana Belt’. Temperatures here are a few degrees warmer compared to Keuka Lake thus providing riper fruit notes. The soils are characterized by deep honeoye silt loam. Riesling for our Reserve style is picked last and a portion of the grapes are affected by botrytis.
Harvest
Hot and dry is a great way to describe the 2020 growing season. The trend of late bud break continues, beginning in mid-May. A month later in mid-June, most
varieties began flowering and fruit set. Between bud break and fruit set, it was warm and dry with only considerable rainfall a handful of times. This allowed the bunches to fertilize properly. Throughout the growing season we were blessed with hot and dry conditions. This kept disease pressure very low. Luckily, our old vines are able to withstand drought conditions. The warm and dry weather continued into the fall allowing us to fully ripen grapes well into October. The 2020 vintage was one of the best years in recent memory.
Winemaking
VINIFICATION
De-Stemmed. Direct Press. Pneumatic Press.
VESSEL
Stainless Steel. Temperature Controlled.
FERMENTATION
Traditional. No Malolatic Fermentation. Fermentation Stopped Before Dryness. 5% Sweetness.
ÉLEVAGE
Unoaked. 5 Months Lees Aging.
Food Pairing
Pair with Pan Asian Dishes (esp with spice), Rich Cheeses (Camembert, Beaufort, Stilton), Spiced Venison Ham (esp with a touch of sweetness), Semi-Sweet Desserts
