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De Chaunac Finger Lakes

VARIETAL
De Chaunac

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VINEYARD: Patrician Verona Vineyard located on the western shore of Cayuga Lake has been a grape farm for three generations. The land slopes gently towards the lake sitting at 570ft asl on silt loam soils. These vines were planted in 1973, are own-rooted without grafting.

VINIFICATION: Harvest took place on September 29th, and the fruit was then de-stemmed and left to cold-soak. After three days, the grapes were pressed and the juice was added onto pre-pressed whole clusters of Chardonnay. Fermentation occurred naturally on the Chardonnay must (no inoculated yeasts). Must was pressed before dryness using a basket press. The wine was left to age in tank and underwent natural MLF. Racked several times before bottling, the wine was not filtered.
253cs produced

TASTING NOTES: Crimson red appearance. Aroma of violets, dark fruit. A refreshing palate with light tannins and blue fruit.