2013 Blanc de Noir

This Blanc de Noir is our first since the 2008 vintage and it is a beautiful expression of just how well suited the Finger Lakes region is for sparkling wine production. This wine has medium sized bubbles and a light golden straw color. The nose is full, intense, fresh and vivid with aromas of lemon, tangerine, orange, pineapple and white lily flowers. The palate has medium texture, youth and a fruit driven richness balanced with a touch of yeast and bread dough. Enjoy this with oysters on the half shell with Mignonette sauce, crab cakes with a spicy remoulade, spicy Buffalo wings or Rhubarb pie.

A total of 3.04 tons of estate grown Pinot Noir (Gamay Beaujolais Clone) grapes were harvested by hand on September 23, 2013. They had a 19 brix natural sugar, 11 g/ TA and a 3.22 pH. The grapes were crushed, pressed and inoculated with yeast. Fermentation lasted for 15 days at 58-61 degrees. The wine was then old and heat stabilized and filtered. A yeast propagation was added on September 4, 2014 and the wine was bottled into tirage. The finished wine as 7.1 g/l TA, a 3.14 pH, 0.75% residual sugar and 13% alcohol. 

Bronze Medal, 2024 New York Wine Classic