2014 Riesling
$30.00 / 750 ml
115 Cases Produced
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Lemon curd, bruised pear, ripe golden apple, and brilliant mineral clarity help keep this wine fresh, while its rich oily texture fill this wine out and give it unbelievable presence and longevity on the palate.
This wine was slowly basket pressed in multiple lots, from multiple vineyards. The wine was aged slowly, on its lees for 24 months before being bottled unfiltered and unfined. It rested in bottles for an additional 30 months before release.
Christopher’s Journal: An extremely cold 2013/2014 winter caused severe bud damage, naturally reducing yields, especially in sensitive varieties. This is a good thing for wine quality, but not quantity. A relatively average spring and summer continued until the July rains started. While the temperature was average through the year, the rain put on disease pressure and required a lot of labor in the vineyards. Thankfully a near perfect fall followed allowing those who put in the work earlier to pick beautiful solid pure, concentrated fruit. I consider this to be the first "GREAT" vintage I have seen.
Riesling
As the Finger Lakes begins to define itself and emerge as a fine wine growing region, Riesling has become the flagship. Riesling is often associated with cool climates, but it is not its ripening ability but rather its cold tolerance that secures it as the most acclimated to the region. While not the first vinifera planted in the Finger Lakes, it was one of the early highlights and wineries like Dr. Konstantin Frank and Hermann J. Wiemer became icons, largely based on their love and affinity for it.
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