Select Harvest Riesling
The grapes for our Select Harvest Riesling were picked from a block owned by our long-term partner grower, Glenora Farms. Located a few hundred meters from the winery, the vines were planted in the 1970s. The origin of the plant material has been lost to time, and so it has become simply known as the “Glenora clone”. The small berries and clusters of this particular clone produce wines with aromas of lime zest and vibrant acidity. We did not inoculate this wine; instead, we allowed wild yeast to complete the long, slow fermentation, which we arrested at a semi-dry level where the balance of sugar and acidity seemed most harmonious.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Riesling
Appellation
Finger Lakes
Harvest Date
October 10, 2019
Acid
.70%
pH
3.06
Fermentation
Yeast: DV10 | Temperature: 56-62 F Length: 4 weeks
Bottling Date
February 14, 2020
Residual Sugar
4.0
Alcohol %
11
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
The wine has flavors of apricots interlaced with elegant complexity and luscious sweetness. A crisp finish balances the full fruit flavors.
Awards
2019 Sunset International Wine Competition: 91 pts - Gold; 2019 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition: Silver; 2019 Great American International Wine Competition: Silver; 2019 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition: Silver; 2019 Tasters Guild International Wine Judging: Bronze; 2018 New York Wine Classic Wine Competition: Silver, 2018 American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition: 85pts - Bronze;
Vineyard Notes
100% Welliver Vineyards
East side of Seneca Lake
Production Notes
Yeast: Steinberg | Temperature: 60 F
Length: 9 days
Production
Cases Produced 148
