Dry Riesling 16 Falls 2019 Magnum
A beautiful, sloping site with great afternoon sun; this single vineyard Dry Riesling is powerful, mineral driven and zippy. An age-worthy expression that melds lime, apricot and a floral bouquet. 93 pts Wine & Spirits
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2019
Varietal
Riesling
Appellation
Finger Lakes AVA
Acid
8g/l
pH
3.18
Bottling Date
June 2017
Residual Sugar
4g/l
Alcohol %
12.5
Wine Spectator
90
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
Estate grown from the White Springs & 16 Falls vineyards, consisting of clones 198, 239, and 90. Exceptionally warm and sunny season resulting in very small cluster and ripeness. Harvest brix were between 21.8 - 22.8 Bx. These grapes were machine and hand harvested.
Production Notes
Hand harvested grapes from White Springs & 16 Falls vineyards were whole cluster pressed. The machine harvested fraction were given skin contact prior to pressing. All components were fermented at low temperature in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. After racking, components were aged on lighter lees over winter until April.