2015 Brut - Méthode Champenoise
Tasting Notes
Notes of baking bread and juicy pear on the nose. Flavors of peach cobbler, green apple, and brioche.
Best enjoyed at 39°-46°f
Suggested drink window: now – 2025 – 2033+
Winemaking
• 63% Chardonnay, 31% Pinot Noir, 6% Pinot Meunier
• Dosage: Chardonnay
• Vineyard locations: 87.5% east side of Seneca Lake, 12.5% west side of Cayuga Lake
• Harvested from August 22nd - September 1st
• Unfined & sterile filtered at tirage
• Tirage bottled: February 2016
• Hand disgorged January 2023
• Brix: 19.4°, 19.5°, 19.0° │ pH: 3.17 │ TA: 7.7 g/L │ RS: 0.25% │ ABV: 12.0% • Dosage TA: 3.5 g/L
• Cases Produced: 30
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2015 Vintage Notes
For the second year in a row, we experienced another very harsh winter in the Finger Lakes. Sustained low temperatures and late frosts caused a great deal of vine damage and bud death but as always lower yields result in improved fruit quality. In spite of the harsh winter, we were graced with a growing season that started out cool and wet but finished with a healthy showing of sun and heat. Harvest kicked off at the usual time with lots of sun and was temperate with little rain. All in all, it was a good harvest and though yields were down between 20-40% on nearly every varietal the result was exceptional quality, with complex fruit across the board. Expect lush, rich wines from this vintage.
