Winemaker Notes:
The Traminette and
Riesling are very complementary to each other and offer a wonderful flowery,
floral, perfumed bouquet of roses. Along
with this are some apricot, tangerine and orange nuances. The brightness is accentuated by lemon and
grapefruit notes. The mouthfeel is very
clean and smooth with the brightness of the fruits and natural sweetness pairing
well together. The finish is long and
soft with a delightful balance. A great
wine for a Virginia summer night.
Vintage:
This was a tough year on many counts. The winter started mild and was somewhat
uneventful with moderate temperatures.
Then in April and May Virginia was hit with some severe frosts
devastating some growers. We then had a
very wet start to the summer which proceeded to dry up with some extreme heat
days. The rains then remerged in
September making for difficult conditions with the grapes ripening. The rains did not completely dissipate for
the remainder of harvest and did allow for some nice days to work.
Blend
75% Traminette, 25% Riesling
Harvest
The Traminette was harvested on 16 September 2020 at 20.1
Brix, 3.92 pH and 4.43g/L TA. The Riesling
was harvested on 8 September 2020 at 21.7 brix, 3.07 pH and 8.15g/L TA
Vineyard Source:
75% Wessex Hundred, Williamsburg, VA
25% Ancient Lakes, North Quincy, WA
Fermentation
The Traminette fermented for 28 days in stainless steel with
BA11 Yeast. The Riesling fermented for 17 days in stainless steel with Vin13
Yeast,
Aging
The wine was aged in stainless steel tanks.
Bottling Date
29 June 2021 – 286 cases
Release Date
March 2022
Technical
Information
12.3% Alc.
3.13 pH
6.44g/L TA
1.6% RS
