Riesling Vin de Glacière 2023

Decadent. This wine is decadent. The nose is full of peach, honey and orange blossom aromas.  In the mouth, we see grilled apricot and toasted almonds with loads of fresh, ripe peach and citrus.  The mouthfeel is unctuous and rich, but the sugar is balanced perfectly with the wine’s natural acidity and alcohol, preventing the sweetness from being cloying or over-the-top.  On the finish, the wine leaves a long-lasting impression of ripe orange, honey and toffee. This wine is going to age incredibly well and will only get more complex and interesting over the years.

This vineyard owes more than just its signature views to Seneca Lake, as the rootstock comes from Hermann Wiemer, one of the area's most prominent Riesling producers. With plantings extending to the shore, the moderating effects of the 600-foot deep lake create a macro-climate that generates superb Riesling grapes in this this cool-climate AVA.

Grape picked early October and freeze in cold storage,  Crop have been pressed frozen with our basket press, this technique is called “cryo-extraction” (mimicking the “ice wine” method)   follow by cold temperature fermentation (3 months) in an oak barrel, no malolactic fermentation.  161g/L residual sugar.

Dessert pairing is the obvious choice, with items like peach cobbler or angel food cake.  It can also be served chilled from the freezer and poured over vanilla bean ice cream.  Also look at pairing this with paté or other rich, fatty, salty dishes.  For a more casual approach, this wine is awesome with goat cheese or blue cheese.