Wine Description :
Light golden hue with citrus aromas of meyer lemon and key lime. Cayuga Lake chardonnay so often has a green element which shows with hints of summer’s first white peach and a note of fresh green almonds. This is a low alcohol, bright dry wine perfect for summer.
Cayuga Lake:
New York’s longest Finger Lake at 40 miles long. With a maximum depth of 435ft this lake doesn’t freeze in winter. Surface elevation is 380ft above sea level so the lake is 55ft below sea level at its lowest.
Vineyard Info:
Patrician Verona Vineyard located on the western shore of Cayuga Lake has been a grape farm for three generations. The land is gently sloping towards the lake sitting at 570ft above sea level on Cazenovia silt loam soils.
Wine Making Info:
Field sorted and harvested on 10/8/21, then direct to press. Slow fermentation in stainless steel. Aged on lees until first racking at 1 month before bottling. Bottled April 13, 2022. 201 cases produced.