2011 Riesling
$38.00 / 750ml
Library Release
247 Cases Produced | 14 Cases Remaining
Focused and pure, with a slight bruised red apple note adding to the green apple, ripe peach, and apricot notes on the nose.
We added a new fruit source in this year and decided to push the lees aspect of our rieslings. The 2011 was basket pressed and racked before fermentation. After fermentation, it was left on its fine lees in stainless steel for 36 months with regular stirring, occasional "pour over" to balance reduction, and oxidation over time.
Christopher’s Journal: A warm winter and moderate spring led to some heavy crop loads. A warm dry summer then slowed the crop down even further. This was followed by a cool wet harvest which led to reds that lacked concentration and ripeness in many cases. Whites fared much better.
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.
