This vineyard is so special because the vine material (cuttings taken and grafted onto rootstock) is from the Leidenfrost Vineyard. The vines are definitely Pommard clone, as they exhibit all the character, small berries, dark, leathery skin one expects of this clone. Rumor has it the original cuttings were from Burgundy. The difference here is that they are planted on sandy soils. Pinot on sand ends up with more fruity aromatics and not as brawny with the iron aromas and mineral aromas of Leidenfrost that is on pure shale. You absolutely can see the two sites are related but the soils have the ability to totally change the dynamics….amazing. A fantastic site with HUGE potential and always very small yields. All of the intensity of Leidenfrost but with a fruity “relief” that is very elegant.

DETAILS

East side Seneca Lake
Soils: Hudson gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15% slopes
Elevation: 575 ft.
Year Planted: 2018
Harvest date: Sept 18
Hand-harvested and sorted
Fermentation in stainless steel tank for 22 days. 20% whole cluster. Ageing in 20% new barrel, 80% neutral oak
Bottled unfined and unfiltered
Alcohol: 12.6% by vol.
Production: 109 cases