Lucas Vineyards, Limited Reserve Cabernet Franc 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: An elegant cabernet franc that captures elements of the seductiveness of the grape varietal.[Read more]
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Lucas Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2013 – A Well Made Cab Franc
Lucas Vineyards, Cabernet Franc 2013, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: Ruby in color this New York Finger Lakes cab franc has a nose of red cherry, raspberry and red plum.[Read more]
Bloomer Creek Vineyard Chardonnay 2012 – A Primal Chard
Bloomer Creek Vineyard, Chardonnay 2012, Pétillant Naturel, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This petillant (slightly sparkling) golden chardonnay has a nose of green apple, pear and green melon.[Read more]
Suncé Winery & Vineyard Nebbiolo 2012 – Sensual, Silky & Aromatic
Suncé Winery & Vineyard, Nebbiolo 2012, St. Olaf Vineyard, North Coast, California
Tasting Note: This wine tastes as if you’d dropped ripe red and black fruit in a basket of a spring flower cuttings and bottled it.[Read more]
Pellegrini Vineyards Petit Verdot 2006 – Shows Petit Verdot’s New York Potential
Pellegrini Vineyards, Petit Verdot 2006, North Fork of Long Island, New York
Tasting Note: This wine shows petit verdot’s potential as a stand alone varietal rather than a blending grape.[Read more]
Alta Vista Terroir Selection Malbec 2011 – Aromatic, Smooth and Evocative
Alta Vista, Terroir Selection, Malbec 2011, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: This deep-purple colored malbec has an aromatic nose of raspberry, blueberry, and red currant with faint cinnamon and ginger baking spice.[Read more]
Lamoreaux Landing Cabernet Franc 2012 – Aromatic Red Fruit
Lamoreaux Landing, Cabernet Franc 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: Aromatic and deep ruby in color this cab franc has a nose of red fruit including red plum, raspberry, black cherry and some sweet baking spice.[Read more]
Sheldrake Point Pinot Gris 2014 – An Elegant Finger Lakes Pinot Gris
Sheldrake Point, Pinot Gris 2014, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: While riesling may get the headlines, don’t sleep on pinot gris in the New York Finger Lakes.[Read more]
Kemmeter Wines Riesling 2014 Sheldrake Point Vineyard – Indigenous Yeast Complexity
Kemmeter Wines, Riesling 2014, Sheldrake Point Vineyard, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This lemon-colored riesling has an aromatic nose of green apple, pear, apricot, melon and white grape.[Read more]
Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard Dry Gewürztraminer 2013 – Lazy 5:00 p. m. Summer Sunshine in Your Glass
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]
