The nose is fresh, mineral and offers an almost fine side of fresh clay. It reveals notes of fresh raspberry, fresh strawberry and small notes of fresh flowers associated with fine mineral hints and a discreet hint of zest. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers freshness, minerality, juiciness, freshness as well as a fine…
The nose is fruity, fresh and offers a certain small sweetness in freshness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe raspberry, crushed cherry and small notes of fresh blackberry associated with crushed peach as well as almost fine hints of crushed small yellow fruits. The palate is nicely fruity. The effervescence is very…
This Cabernet Franc from the Magdalena Vineyard’s two-and-a-half-acre block offers a ripe and concentrated profile. Bold tannins and dark fruit notes are complemented by earth, black pepper, and tobacco leaf. Classic Finger Lakes hallmarks—dried herbs, ground pepper spice, raspberry, and cherry—shine through. Silky texture and savory, herb-flecked finish. Extended skin contact and Hungarian oak aging…
Intensely flavored blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon and 31% Merlot from Seneca Lake. It offers ripe, concentrated aromas of dark chocolate, raspberry, black olive, and baking spices. The linear palate is lifted by acidity, showcasing tart red fruit, savory spice, and herb notes with fine-grained tannins.
Sourced from the White springs and 16 Fall Vineyards, this Cabernet Franc has a nice balanced between fruits, herbs and spices. The palate is elegant, concentrated and well-balanced. It shows maturity, great integration and soft, delicate, polished texture. It was aged for a year in 2000 liter Austrian and Hungarian Oak casks.
With Pinot noir’s delicate nature, in Finger lakes, its expression becomes very dependant of vintage and climatic variability. 2020 was an easy vintage with perfect growing season that led to a refined and more concentrated expression. Intense aromas of red fruits, spices, cedar and mushrooms, Ravines Pinot noir is engaging with bold but supple tannins,…
Sourced from old vines on steep limestone slopes on the southeastern shores of Seneca Lake, Argetsinger Vineyard is known for its quality and lean fruit profile, with more floral characteristics and focused minerality. The wine’s elegant purity and savory finish is fully expressive and vibrant with citrus fruit, floral and delicate flinty, shale components. It’s…
The Josef Riesling comes from mature vines planted in 1974. It has a unique character, rich ripeness and is usually picked later as an Auslese-style wine. It’s well-crafted and impeccably balanced between the striking acidity and added maturity. The intense flavors of pear, tropical fruits, delicate floral notes and minerality is enhanced by the full-bodied,…
Light-colored Gewürztraminer that is extremely floral, with notes of rose water and white flowers. On the palate the wine is textural and phenolic with lost flavor intensity compared to the nose but a touch of bitterness on the finish instead. It’s a lean, focused wine with layers of texture.
Magdalena vineyard is closer to the lake and warmer. It boasts great ripeness of flavor with orchard fruit, citrus, fresh thyme, lime notes of great aromatic intensity. It also showcases integrated kerosene notes as well as minerality. It’s a warm and full-bodied Riesling of great length.