2023 Dry Riesling - Davis Vineyard
Peach Pith • Key Lime Pie • Structural
Best enjoyed at 42°-51°f
Suggested drink window: drink now - 2027 – 2033
92 points - James Suckling
The Davis Vineyard Riesling blocks are very special for our cellar, with the original vines planted by owner/viticulturalist Phil’s father, Irving Davis, in 2002. The other section of the block was planted in 2018, making the final blend a complex but lively wine. Sitting on Howard gravelly silt loam soils, this series is made of well drained soils formed in medium textured glacial outwash deposits. In 2023, we were blessed with some early botrytis that we picked a few weeks before the remaining fruit was harvested. This botrytis pick makes up 16% of the final blend.
Winemaking
• 100% Riesling
• Single Vineyard Series: Davis Vineyard
• Soil: Howard gravelly loam
• Harvested from September 29th - October 13th
• Vegan
• Certified New York Sustainable Winegrowing
• Brix: 19.0°- 20.5° • pH: 3.34 • TA: 7.1 g/L • RS: 0.2% • ABV: 11.2% • Bottled: 8/12/2024
• Cases Produced: 300
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Single Vineyard Series
The Finger Lakes contains a mosaic of soil types, slope, aspect to the sun, and microclimate giving each vineyard its own identity. While this variety adds multiple dimensions to our wines, it also presents an opportunity for us to further celebrate the land in our Single Vineyard Series. We bottle the special flavors produced from one particular vineyard in years when the fruit is of intense quality and such distinctive character that it demands to stand alone as a pure expression of terroir.
Davis Vineyard
Our Davis Vineyard is structured and harmonious, yet strong and elegant. Hand-planted in 1998 close to the eastern shore of Seneca Lake, this 5 ½ acre site is perfectly suited to produce lively, old-world style wines.
2023 Vintage Notes
As the harvest season approached, and all things pointed to 2023 being a lovely year. In the vineyards, our team worked tirelessly to ensure the cellar got to play with the best grapes possible come harvest time. Summer of 2023 was drastically different from the several previous seasons with a decent amount of rainfall, hot and humid days, but unusually cool nighttime temperatures. This means we were able to maintain a strict disease management protocol with timely shoot thinning and positioning, aggressive leaf thinning, and our hybrid organic/conventional spray program.
Many have asked about the frost event in late May and how we fared. In the days following the event, we were very nervous as we saw many small shoots go from green to black. After a few weeks, the vines started to push their secondary shoots and subsequent clusters, and we started to see life back in the hard-hit blocks. We feel very fortunate as we saw a fairly normal season as far as yields went, but we know some of our neighbors did not fare as well. These moments help reinforce the strength of the agricultural community and how we as consumers and neighbors can all help one another during challenging times by buying local, supporting small businesses, and always keeping a positive attitude!
