Tasting Notes
Barrel Ferment Chardonnay
Our Barrel Ferment Chardonnay takes a different path than our standard chardonnay.
The juice began fermentation in stainless steel tank and then racked into larger format barrel to finish fermentation.
The wine was aged for about 7 months in barrel.
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Cabernet Franc
The wine is fresh and flavorful with a mineral impact and long finish.
Aromas and flavors of cherry, pomegranate, mocha and sweet baking spice.
Points and Awards
88 pts – James Suckling
Devonian Red
Sweet aromas of ripe plums and dark cherries with hints of black pepper and raspberry. The palate offers flavors of raspberry, cherry, strawberry with hints of licorice on the finish. This is a medium body red wine.
Sedimentary rock formed during the Devonian Period – a chapter of geological history in the Finger Lakes, is the foundation of the soils on which our grapes are grown. The goal with our Devonian Series is to produce wines that are intriguing, fruit forward and approachable. Year in and year out, our Devonian Red, a medium-bodied dry red, is quite delicious and a great value!
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Devonian White
Aromas and flavors of apple, pear and lemon, with floral and mineral hints in the finish. The acidity is vibrant and helps to invigorate and refresh the flavors on the palate.
Our Devonian series is a series of dry table wines crafted from vinifera varietals. It is named after the Devonian Shale, upon which our vineyards are planted. This proprietary blend will change from season to season, depending on the fruit available. It is a very approachable, fruit forward white with a crisp finish, fermented and aged in stainless steel.
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Dry Riesling
Aromas and flavors of ripe fruit, lemon, peach and honeysuckle.
The fruit was machine harvested and then went directly to press. Multiple fermentations in stainless steel and barrel provided many options for the blending of this wine.
Suggested Pairing: Soba Noodle Salad with Peanut Sauce
Points and Awards
93 pts – James Suckling
92 pts – Wine & Spirits
Field Blend Rose
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Late Harvest Vignoles
Vignoles fruit was hand picked and field sorted for clusters with botrytis.
In botrytized fruit, the sugars and flavors are concentrated, making for lovely dessert wines.
Rich tropical aromas and flavors and well balanced by a naturally high acidity.
Points and Awards
99 pts- James Suckling
Lemberger
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Pinot Gris
Bright aromas and flavors of pear, lemon, apple, spice, tangerine and thyme.
The fruit was machine harvested then pressed into stainless steel tanks for fermentation. To help bring more fruit and structure to the finished wine, a small percentage of Riesling was blended with the Pinot Gris.
Suggested Pairing: Fish Piccata
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Rosé of Cabernet Franc
Bold aromas and flavors of cherry floral, herb, watermelon and nectarine.
The fruit was crushed into the press to soak on its skins for 4 hours and ten pressed into steel tank. Juice was also drained from red fermentation tanks to supplement. The juice fermented at cool temperatures to retain the strong aromatics and flavors.
Suggested Pairing: Watermelon Mint Salad
Points and Awards
92 pts – James Suckling
87 pts – Wine Enthusiast
Rosé of Lemberger
Pronounced aromas and flavors of cherry, strawberry, watermelon, and fresh herbs.
The fruit was crushed and de-stemmed into the press and left to soak on skins for 5 hours. The juice was then pressed into stainless steel tank to settle. We also drained juice from red wine ferments to build up the juice volume for the rosé while concentrating our red ferments. When the juice had settled, we racked it into stainless steel tank and large format French oak
barrels for fermentation.
Suggested Pairing: Arugula- Prosciutto Pizza