Tasting Summary: 2016-0819
Giving Us the Finger Lakes
Upstate NY wines and time in Lake Kleban.
Hosted by: Sharon and Allan
Wines Tasted:
| Vineyard |
Name |
Notes |
Residual Sugar% / Alcohol % |
Accolades | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weimer | Chardonnay 2014 | Extended lees, partial aged in neutral barrels, 8 months in Hungarian oak. | - / - | $18.5 | |
| Weimer | Dry Riesling 2015 | Single Varietal Cuvee from their 3 estate vineyards | 0.9 / - | 91 - WE | $18.5 |
| Domaine LaSeurre | Riesling 2014 | Barrel Select Battonage sur Lees | - / - | 90 - RP | $27 |
| Silver Thread | Semi-Dry Riesling 2014 | Blended from 4 of their local Riesling vineyards | 2.5 / - | 91 - WE | $18 |
| Silver Thread | Blackbird Blend 2013 | 73% Cab Franc, 16% Merlot, 11% Cab Sauvignon | 0.0 / 13.2 | 90 - WA | $22 |
| Silver Thread | Gewurtztraminer 2014 | Stainless steel fermentation arrested by chilling to maintain medium alcohol level | 0.7 / 13.7 | 90 - WE | $18 |
| Keuka Springs | Merlot 2012 | - / 13.0 | 88 - WE | $22 | |
| Shalestone | Zweigelt 2014 | Austrian Limburger and St. Laurent grapes. | - / - | $20 |