2020 Peach Orchard Dry Riesling
$28
ginger - peach pit - generous
“92 POINTS - Fresh, with a honeysuckle and orange blossom frame around white peach and mirabelle plum notes. Shows nice tension through the dry finish, with lingering wet stone and lemon pith accents.”
The 2016 vintage was often characterized as sinfully hedonistic. There were many comments made that should remain kept behind closed doors lest you wish to turn four shades red. The persona of Peach Orchard takes us back to that particular vintage, especially in its most recent incarnation. It is the gateway to unabashedly indulging in oenophilist desires.
Peach is the ultimate partner in crime. It’s the friend that has an invitation to a secret party that you would not otherwise have an invitation to. The kind of gratification and release that you are awarded when you let yourself be free to absorb the simple pleasures of life—that is what this wine can offer. It’s taking a bite of the ripest summer peach and willingly letting the juices drip down your chin to avoid interruption from fully enjoying the satisfaction tantalizing your taste buds.
In our years of working with this site, we have found its transformative prowess to be a perfect example of the power of Riesling.
vineyard details
East side Seneca Lake - Hector
Soils: Howard gravelly silt loam
Harvest Date: Oct. 14
Hand-harvested, sorted, and whole cluster pressed
Fermented with indigenous yeasts in barrel
Residual Sugar: 0.36% (3.6 g/L)
Total Acidity: 6.7 g/L
Alcohol: 13% by vol.
Production: 704 cases