Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, Dry Gewürztraminer 2013, Seneca Lake, New York
Tasting Note: Another well-constructed, expectations-surpassing gem from Hermann Wiemer’s winemaker Fred Merwath.[Read more]
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Red Tail Ridge Gewürztraminer 2014 – A Lighter Styled Gewürz
Red Tail Ridge, Gewürztraminer 2014, Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This pale, lemon-colored gewürztraminer has an aromatic nose of red rose petals, lemon citrus, peach stone fruit and lychee with clove baking spice.[Read more]
Bellangelo Cabernet Franc 2013 – A Lighter-Styled Finger Lakes Cab Franc
Bellangelo, Cabernet Franc 2013, Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This soft and supple cabernet franc demonstrates the potential of varietal in the New York Finger Lakes region and shows the best of what cab franc can be in a lighter-styled form.[Read more]
Hector Wine Company Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 – A Full-Bodied Indigenous Yeast Cab
Hector Wine Company, Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, Seneca Lake, New York
Tasting Note: In this indigenous-yeast fermented wine only the yeast from the vineyard itself was used in its fermentation from grape juice into alcohol.[Read more]
Bellangelo Dry Riesling 2013 – Comes into Balance with Food
Bellangelo, Dry Riesling 2013, Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: Lemon-to-gold in color, this dry riesling has a nose of green apple, lemon zest with a barely-perceptible hint of lime.[Read more]
Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2013 – A Paragon of What Cab Franc Can Achieve
Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, Cabernet Franc 2013, Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New York,
Tasting Note: Hermann Wiemer’s cab franc is the paragon of what cab franc can achieve.[Read more]
Fox Run Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Franc 2012 – A Substantial Expression of the Grape
Fox Run Vineyards, Reserve Cabernet Franc 2012, Seneca Lake, New York
Tasting Note: If you poured this wine in a glass and asked me to guess the varietal by site alone, I would not guess this is cab franc because it’s so deeply colored.[Read more]
Bellwether Wine Cellars Riesling 2013 Tuller Vineyard – Delivering Complexity Beyond that of Most Rieslings
Bellwether Wine Cellars, Riesling 2013, Tuller Vineyard, Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: For those of you who are not familiar with natural-yeast fermented wine (or “indigenous-yeast”-fermented wine as winemakers are quick to correctly point out that all yeasts are “natural”), your senses will be pleasantly-engaged with the champagne-yeast, apple and pear-scented nose of this pale, lemon-colored riesling that is slightly sparkling in your glass – similar to the slight sparkle you enjoy in a glass vinho verde.[Read more]
