Finger Lakes, New York

DESCRIPTION:

The Dry Riesling has a classic pale straw color with a crisp green hue. The nose shows typical Keuka Lake minerality with fresh lemon citrus and apple with an intriguing blossom aroma. The palate shows wonderful tight acid that balances out the fruity residual sugar enhancing the floral and bringing out the bright tangerine flavors. The palate also displays the slatey mineral characteristics that typify Dr. Frank's Rieslings. Serve with all fin fish and shell fish.

VINIFICATION:

The fruit was harvested by hand during the cool hours of the morning and cold pressed. The juice was then cold settled and fermented at low temperatures with specially selected German wine yeasts. A long slow fermentation enhances the fruit aromatics.  The fermentation was arrested just prior to dryness to balance the grape's natural acidity.

PAIRING:

Serve with all fin fish and shell fish. This wine has great ageing potential.

AWARDS:

2010- New York Wine & Food Classic: Double Gold
2010- Long Beach Grand Cru Wine Competition: Gold
2010- Los Angeles International Wine Competition: Gold, 94 Points
2010- Golden Nose Wine Competition: Double Gold
2011- BTI World Wine Championships: Gold, 90 Points & Best Buy
2010-Finger Lakes International Wine Competition: Gold

 Appellation: Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG

Grape variety: 100% Sangiovese 

Production area: Siena hills 

Age of the vineyard: 10 - 40 years 

Soil: Clay and Scheletro 

Harvest: Last weeks of September 

Vinification: Carbonic pre-maceration at 50-54°F for 3 days. Fermented with selected yeasts in stainless steel vats with maceration on skins for approximately 25 days.

Maturation: Maturation in steel vats for 2 months. Then remains for 6-8 months in barriques and then 30 days in steel tanks before being bottled. 

Tasting Notes

Color: Bright red with violet reflections 

Bouquet: Deep and complex with notes of red ripe fruit and spice 

Palate: Full, soft, and smooth. Round and balanced with a persistent finish 

Serving suggestions: Excellent with game and red meat dishes

Grower:                              

Jean-Luc and Marie-Lise Dorthe

Grape Varieties:              

Grenache (60%) and Syrah (40%), with an average vine age of 46 years.

Village:                                

Saint Marcel d’Ardeche, 45 miles northwest of Avignon. The area is rich with ancient ruins, including vestiges of a Roman outpost.  The vineyard once served as a Roman military outpost.

Soil:                                       

Drift boulders of limestone, for the first 2 meters over granite and alluvial clay.

Vinification:                       

Integrated farming, with hand harvesting, organic herbicides use, no pesticides and the utilization of sustainable agriculture which respects the

environment established by the Forum de l'Agriculture Raisonnée Respecteuse l'Environnement. Three passes in the vineyard, for only,

unbroken healthy grapes. Grenache and Syrah are de-stemmed entirely. Fermentation at 45 °F for a duration of 21 days, without oak.

Tasting Notes:

“Lightly dusty-edged black cherry and black currant fruit is lined with a graphite note. A hint of lavender chimes in on the finish.”

An incredibly delicious fortified and aromatized wine.

Very smooth.

After your first glass you’ll say, ¡Más, por favor!