2014 Pinot Noir Finger Lakes
$54.00 / 750ml
131 Cases Produced
This wine has just begun to open and start showing off its beautiful delicately ripe fruit and mineral notes. With loads of ripe cherry fruit, strawberry, and spice wound into its structural elements, this wine continues to evolve in the bottle as well as the glass.
After an experiment in 2013 with whole clusters in our pinot noir, we dove in head first in 2014 by fermenting the pinot with 100% whole cluster. This wine was a drastic departure from our soft, fruity, pretty side of pinot we had previously produced. This wine has taken on much more structure with herbal mineral notes and as a result, needed a bit more time to open up.
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.
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir may be one of the worlds most challenging of grapes to grow and produce, but when you get it right, it also makes some of the worlds most gorgeous wines. It is sensitive in the vineyard, struggles through the winter, is prone to disease, and challenges a grower’s skills like none other. In the winery, it is sensitive to manipulation, shows every mistake, and is easily overshadowed by oak or winemaking influence. But when it’s great, it is great. We believe that despite the challenges, the Finger Lakes has the ability to make great examples of Pinot.
