- 2010 Sylvanus - 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Mudd West Vineyard - 2011 Sauvignon Blanc Mudd Vineyard - 2010 Pinot Grigio - 2009 Tocai Friulano-Sylvanus Vineyard - 2009 Tocai Friulano-Mudd West Vineyard - 2009 Sauvignon - 2009 Vino Bianco - 2008 Mosaico - 2010 Scuttlehole Chardonnay - 2008 Cuvee Tropical - 2010 Brick Kiln Chardonnay - 2009 L'Enfant Sauvage Chardonnay - 2008 Clones - 2010 Ramato - 2008 Meditazione - 2009 Envelope - 2010 Rosato di Cabernet Franc - 2010 Rosato di Merlot - Mudd Vineyard - 2010 Rosato di Cabernet Sauvignon -Mudd Vineyard - 2010 Rosato di Refosco - 2009 Lagrein - 2008 Rosso Fresco - 2009 Due Uve - 2009 Blaufränkisch - Sylvanus Vineyard - 2010 Blaufränkisch - Mudd West Vineyard - 2008 Sculpture Garden - 2007 MUDD - 2009 Research Cab - Pazzo - Over & Over-Variation 5   QTY ITEM PRICE QTY 2010 Sylvanus Sylvanus is a wine of place, a vin de terroir. This bone dry, aromatic white wine is a true field blend comprised of 60% Muscat, 30% Pinot Grigio and 10% Pinot Bianco all grown together, harvested together and fermented together. Sylvanus is not only the name of the wine, but the name of the vineyard and the legendary Green Man who this vineyard and wine honor. In creating a field blend as opposed to blending different wine lots together, we are capturing the essence of our time and place as expressed by the vineyard Sylvanus. All of the fruit was hand-harvested, whole cluster-pressed, fermented in stainless steel barrels (48%) and older oak barrels (52%). The wine was handled minimally and bottled by gravity on May 31, 2011. Our 2010 Sylvanus is pale straw in color and possesses a clean, pronounced aromatic personality. The wine is medium-bodied, has moderate alcohol and juicy acidity. The flavors and aromas are reminiscent of grapes, tangerines, grapefruit, minerals and flowers like honeysuckle and nasturtium. Our Sylvanus is juicy, tangy and alive with a long gratifying almost spicy and saline finish. This is the perfect aperitif wine and also pairs with stuffed squash blossoms, fresh cheeses, oysters and clams on the half shell, light salads, or charcuterie. There is a lovely interplay between the light, ethereal qualities of this wine and its satisfying ripeness and swelling texture. Our 2010 Sylvanus encompasses the paradoxical quality of aromatic lift, lightness and fleshy weight. 518 cases and twenty kegs of the 2010 vintage were produced and we are proud to offer you this playful yet serious wine. Return to Menu $24   2010 Sauvignon Blanc Mudd West Vineyard SOLD OUT From the dynamite 2010 vintage we have to offer a delicious, dry, expressive, bright, flavorful, jewel-like white wine. Sauvignon Blanc has always been important in our portfolio and is becoming more and more important in general on the East End of Long Island. Our 2010 Mudd West Sauvignon Blanc has persistent deliciousness. It is fresh, unoaked and offers clarity and purity of Sauvignon Blanc fruit. This wine was hand-harvested, whole cluster pressed and fermented in Stainless steel tanks. It did not go through malo-lactic fermentation. There is pronounced intensity of aromas and flavors, long length, complexity of fruit character and wonderful balance of crisp acidity, medium body, balanced alcohol and texture and fruit expression. The Mudd West Vineyard is in Hallockville (Aquebogue) and is a warm dry site. The soil is predominately Riverhead Loam. The Mudd West Vineyard was planted in 2005 making the vines there 6 years old. The Mudd West bottling emphasizes the greener aspects of Sauvignon Blanc with aromas and flavors of cut grass and hay, herbs, lime, lots of white grapefruit, minerals and in 2010 a dash of white pepper! This wine is delicious, racy and fun. Our 2010 Mudd West Sauvignon Blanc will pair wonderfully with anything from the raw bar, white fleshed fish dishes, asparagus and other spring vegetables, ceviches, citrus grilled chicken and fresh sheep and goat’s milk cheeses. 1198 cases made. Return to Menu $20   QTY 2011 Sauvignon Blanc Mudd Vineyard This is a clean, crisp dry white wine that displays mineral and citrus fruit flavors and aromas. This wine was fermented entirely in stainless steel tanks with no malo-lactic fermentation. This wine was made from the fruit of some of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc vines on Long Island which were planted in 1975. The soil in the Mudd Vineyard is mostly Haven Loam with some portions being Riverhead Sandy Loam. As always, all the fruit was hand-picked, whole cluster-pressed, handled minimally and bottled by gravity. As we often do, a small amount of Chardonnay (17%) is blended in for aromatic flavor and textural complexity. This is a dynamic wine exhibiting medium body, moderate alcohol, juicy acidity and a long lasting, persistent finish with beautiful subtlety and delicacy. The 2011 Mudd Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is fresh, vibrant and alive! It possesses flavors and aromas of white grapefruit, lime, herbs, cut grass, a salty minerality and even some hints of tropical fruits like lychee, likely coming from the musque clone chardonnay. Our 2011 Mudd Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is just plain delicious and will match well with local oysters and clams, fresh chevre, spring onions and ramps, charcuterie, asparagus and egg dishes as well as most white fleshed fish. 582 cases made. Return to Menu $20   QTY 2010 Pinot Grigio We are thrilled by the wines from the 2010 vintage as they are a wonderful reflection of our place, the East End of Long Island, and the historic warm, dry, early harvest. Our 2010 Pinot Grigio is alive with aromas and flavors of pears, white flowers, minerals, spice and what is becoming a tell-tale note in our whites; a salty, chalky minerality. This lovely dry white wine is clean, alluring and focused with lots of personality and a silken mouthfeel. We have often said that Pinot Grigio gets a bad wrap from the thin, dilute industrial examples and we are proud to enlighten the naysayers with a Pinot Grigio of superior character. For our 2010 version all the fruit was hand–harvested, whole-cluster pressed, fermented in both stainless steel barrels (53%) and older French and Slovenian oak barrels (47%). The wine was handled minimally and bottled by gravity (after eleven months on its lees) in August 2011. Comprised of 88% Pinot Grigio and 12 % Chardonnay the wine possesses medium-plus body, moderate alcohol, medium acidity and a long juicy, satisfying finish. The 2010 Pinot Grigio features fruit from both our home farm in Bridgehampton and from the Mudd West vineyard on the North Fork, hence the blended Long Island AVA. We are quite proud of our Pinot Grigio and encourage you to drink it with local fish and shellfish (especially fried), sheep’s milk cheeses, zucchini frittatas, light chicken dishes, pastas and charcuterie. We made 1160 cases of this wonderful wine and suggest taking advantage of the real and very attractive quality/value ratio. Return to Menu $20   QTY 2009 Tocai Friulano-Sylvanus Vineyard Not only are we the only producer growing and making Tocai Friulano on the East End of Long Island, and one of only a handful in the United States, we now are among the rare few who offer two distinct vineyard designated Tocai Friulanos. Earlier this year we released the new bottling of Tocai from the Mudd West vineyard on the North Fork for the second time. Now we are excited to offer you the new vintage of our Tocai Friulano from our home farm in Bridgehampton from the Sylvanus vineyard. This is the Tocai we have been producing for years and as in the past was fermented and raised in 48% stainless steel barrels and 52% older French and Slovenian oak barrels for nine months. This white grape is native to the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in Northeast Italy and our version offers wonderful aromas and flavors of white peaches, minerals, citrus fruits, fresh green almonds, spice and a salty tang. The wine is bone dry and possesses medium body, moderate (13.1%) alcohol, juicy acidity and great persistence on the long flavorful finish. Our Tocai has a great mouthfeel and manages the very gratifying textural paradox of a light, fresh, aromatic wine with a weighty, fleshy, fluidity that is just delightful. As always, all the fruit was hand-harvested, whole cluster-pressed and handled minimally. Our 2009 Tocai Friulano Sylvanus vineyard was bottled by gravity on June 29, 2010. This is the quintessential prosciutto wine and also works well with other salumi and fresh cheeses, fricos, pastas and risotto, clams and white fleshed fish dishes. The label this year, as last, includes the Sylvanus vineyard designation. This wine has always carried a Hamptons appellation and has come from the Sylvanus vineyard but with the introduction of the Mudd West Tocai we have decided to feature the vineyard from our home farm as well. We love celebrating the specific, in this case the specific site…Sylvanus Vineyard. We hope you enjoy this delicious and unique white wine. Beware of over chilling the wine and muting the aromatics and enjoy this wine during it’s vibrant youth over the next one to three years. There is only a tiny amount of this wine, which will essentially only go to the wine club and a few allocated accounts…so don’t wait on this one! 88 cases produced. 6 btl max per customer. Return to Menu $24   QTY 2009 Tocai Friulano-Mudd West Vineyard It is very exciting for us to be able to work with specific sites and see their imprint and expression upon individual varieties and blends. In 2005 we planted the Mudd West Vineyard with Steve Mudd to several varieties including Tocai Friulano. We are the only producer of Tocai Friulano on Long Island and one of a handful in the United States. We have made Tocai from our Sylvanus vineyard in Bridgehampton since 2002 and thought it would be cool, interesting and delicious to make one from the site on the North Fork. The soils are a bit different; the North Fork site is a bit drier and a degree or two warmer. Now we offer you the second vintage of Tocai Friulano from the Mudd West Vineyard. This dry white wine was fermented in 59% old French and Slovenian oak barrels and 41% small stainless steel barrels, and offers medium plus intensity of aromas and flavors. There are white flowers, almonds, white peaches, brown spices, minerals and citrus fruits. The wine is medium-bodied and has moderate alcohol and balanced acidity. There is a lovely, lengthy, tangy finish. As always, the fruit was hand-harvested and whole cluster-pressed. The wine was bottled by gravity on June 30th, 2010. Match this long, pure, tasty wine with prosciutto, salami, porchetta, risi e bisi, fresh pea risotto or pasta, fava bean salads, fried fluke or fricos. Only 158 cases were made so do not wait, this wine will only be available to the wine club and a few select restaurants. We recommend drinking this wine in the first 1-2 years after its release. Return to Menu $24   QTY 2009 Sauvignon This is a delicious, distinctive Sauvignon Blanc for all seasons, but we can especially appreciate this now as wintertime Sauvignon. This jewel like white wine was created from 100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes hand-harvested from the Croteau Vineyard on the North Fork. All the fruit was whole-cluster pressed and the juice and wine handled minimally throughout its life. The wine was barrel-fermented and raised in 82% new French and Slovenian oak and 18% stainless steel barrels for ten months. This is a refined white wine of medium body, moderate alcohol, juicy acidity and a long, persistent, tangy finish. There are aromas and flavors of lemon, musk melon, pears, opal basil, lemon thyme, brown spice and a touch of vanilla. There is a strong core of salty minerality and piercing flavors of candied grapefruit. All in all, this is an exciting, tasty, integrated Sauvignon that is just a pleasure to smell and taste. Match this wine with all the local seafood, herbed pasta dishes, poultry, fondue, smoked salmon or trout as well as other fish dishes with green sauces like cress or sorrel. Only 118 cases produced. 6 bottle max per customer. Return to Menu $24   QTY 2009 Vino Bianco Our Vino Bianco is a delicious white blend. This wine celebrates the East End of Long Island and has since its first vintage in 2001. Likely the first “white blend” in the region, it has inspired a slew of new blends from other producers creating a category in which our Long Island region excels. Our 2009 Vino Bianco is made from 32% Sauvignon Blanc, 28% Chardonnay (“Musque” clone), 24% Pinot Grigio and 16% Tocai Friulano. The wine is alive with aromas and flavors of white flowers, fuji apples, white peaches, marcona almonds, pears, spice and the sea. It is juicy and texturally satisfying, succulent, complex and long. We believe in blending because often it creates more complex, complete and ultimately delicious wines. This is demonstrated by the versatility of the wine at the table. Able to pair with shellfish and fish dishes as well as feel comfortable with poultry, veal (vitello tonnato) and even pork, our 2009 Vino Bianco offers a wealth of opportunities, tastes and textures. For this wine all the varieties were harvested and vinified separately and then blended together. The musque chard was fermented with ambient/wild yeast in a new French oak puncheon. The Tocai, Pinot Grigio and the Sauvignon Blanc were all fermented and raised in Stainless Steel barrels. The wine spent ten months on its lees and a slim 188 cases were bottled by gravity. Return to Menu $20   QTY 2008 Mosaico We are thrilled to release the next vintage of our delicious white wine Mosaico. Mosaico is an exotic field blend that comes from a complanted block in our Sylvanus vineyard on our estate in Bridgehampton. This is a dry white wine where all the varieties were grown, harvested, pressed and fermented together in a stainless steel tank (64%) and Slovenian and French oak barrels (36%). All the fruit was hand-picked and whole cluster-pressed, (except the Muscat which was fermented on its skins and blended back in). This is a texturally delicious and aromatically unique white wine. Try this wine with all manner of fish and shellfish dishes as well as vegetables and white meats that incorporate exotic and /or aromatic seasoning and spices. We thought it might be fun to include a recent write up of this wine by David Schildknecht in Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate so you can see what someone else is saying about the wine and us! “Based on another Channing Daughter field blend (this one planted with alternating small “panels” of each grape) the 2008 Mosaico employs Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat Ottonel, Tocai, and Gewurztraminer, all crushed together save for the Muscat, which was separated to give it some skin contact. Bacon fat, caraway, raw almond, lemon zest, and cardamom are among the elements in a complex nose that adumbrates the flavors on a smoky, oily-textured, corpulent, yet by no means heavy palate. There is a juicy, melon-like matrix of fruit here as well, and a piquant, smoky finish. This should intrigue and inspire at the table for at least the next 4-5 years. Under the direction of co-owner and Long Island viticultural veteran Larry Perrine and husband-wife team Christopher Tracy and Allison Dubin, Channing Daughters continues to render not just Long Island’s but the United States’ most intriguingly delicious and outstanding value white wines, utilizing fruit from Mudd Vineyards on the North Fork – with whom they’ve worked closely since the winery’s inception – as well as from Walter and Molly Channing’s South Fork “Home Farm.” Tracy keeps pushing the envelope stylistically (one Channing cuvee is even dubbed “Envelope”) while taking continued inspiration from the wines of Northern Italy, particularly Friuli.” Return to Menu $29   QTY 2010 Scuttlehole Chardonnay We love Chardonnay! Often we crave a pure, clean style that celebrates the fruit of our region and is very versatile at the table. Our 2010 Scuttlehole Chardonnay certainly fits the bill. This is a captivating and salivatingly delicious 100% Chardonnay. This wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks with no malo-lactic fermentation resulting in a dry wine with flavors and aromas of minerals, apples, pears, citrus fruit and lemon curd. This fresh, unoaked wine is medium-bodied with balanced acidity and alcohol. The wine is wonderfully juicy with the textural interplay of both linearity and roundness that provides great pleasure and interest. There is a creaminess that is unmistakably Chardonnay. As always the fruit for this wine was hand-picked, whole cluster-pressed, handled minimally and bottled by gravity. The Chardonnay (from the classic Dijon clones) was harvested from vineyards on both the North and South forks, thus the Long Island AVA. Our Scuttlehole Chardonnay continues to be a favorite restaurant by the glass pour due to its unbelievable versatility in food pairing and our 2010 Scuttlehole Chardonnay continues the tradition of boundless pairing potential at the table. Comfortable with either complimentary or contrasting flavors, try this wine with crisp, briny shellfish or oily bluefish and salmon; fresh cheeses, a citrus roast chicken or a fresh salad with duck confit. We encourage you to experiment with our Scuttlehole Chardonnay as it is so adaptable, versatile and delicious. Drink now through the next 1-3 years. 1608 cases produced. Return to Menu $17   QTY 2008 Cuvee Tropical Our 2008 Cuvee Tropical is alive with peaches, green melon, apples, minerals, white flowers, tropical fruits like pineapple and that undeniable, alluring grape scent from the Muscat. This straw-colored white wine is bone-dry, medium-bodied with moderate alcohol and has a juicy acid balance. The wine is comprised of 92% Chardonnay and 8% Muscat. The Chardonnay is the special musque clone from the Mudd vineyard and was fermented in stainless steel tanks. The Muscat comes from the Mudd West vineyard and was fermented on its skins (like a red wine), then raised in new French oak (for three months) and blended into the final wine. This is a delightful, gregariously aromatic, satisfying, jewel-like white wine. The 2008 Cuvee Tropical is ideal as an aperitif or as a match with mildly spicy foods and Pacific Rim flavors. The Cuvee is also at home with shellfish, white-fleshed fish and fresh cheeses. Our Cuvee Tropical is always comfortable with a variety of world cuisines from Japanese to Indian to Mexican to Caribbean to Spanish and back to American, so we encourage experimentation. Return to Menu $18   QTY 2010 Brick Kiln Chardonnay Restraint…Elegance…Finesse. These are the words that spring to mind after smelling and tasting a new vintage of our Brick Kiln Chardonnay. Deliciousness and reflection of place are what we seek, and they have found a home in this graceful white wine. Crafted from 100% Chardonnay grapes that were hand-picked from our Brick Kiln Vineyard in Bridgehampton, whole cluster-pressed, fermented and raised in four old French oak puncheons for nine months. The resulting wine is straw-colored with green and gold inflections and is bone dry, medium-bodied, possesses moderate (12.7%) alcohol and balanced acidity. There are beautiful aromas and flavors of pears, baked apples, freshly-sliced brioche, cream, lemon confit, brown spice and a saline minerality. Very tasty now, this wine is still tight and young. It unfolds in the glass slowly and with complexity that suggests it will develop for three or four years and drink well for at least six. Match this wine with salmon, arctic char, smoked trout, ham, roast chicken, mushroom risotto or winter squash. Our 2010 Brick Kiln has a long, round, juicy finish that is persistent with pleasure. It is wonderful to have white wine that offers richness and satisfaction in the cold weather and which still offers a lightness of being and keeps you coming back for more. Our 2010 Brick Kiln was bottled by gravity on July 15th, 2011 and only 167 cases were made. 1 case limit per customer. Return to Menu $22   QTY 2009 L'Enfant Sauvage Chardonnay L’Enfant Sauvage is made from 100% Chardonnay grapes hand-harvested from our Brick Kiln and Sculpture Garden vineyards here in Bridgehampton. The grapes are gently whole cluster-pressed, the juice settled overnight and racked into new French and Slovenian oak barrels and filled to the top. The ambient/wild/spontaneous (whatever you want to call them) yeast kick in and the wine ferments. The secondary malo-lactic fermentation also happens spontaneously and we leave the wine on its lees until blending and bottling. In the past L’Enfant has spent 13-14 months in oak….beginning with the 2008 and now again with the 2009 vintage the wine spends 18 months in barrel. This way it has a chance to live through two winters in barrel and as the Burgundians’ say “then able to stand on its own two feet”. So, how is the wine? Delicious, rich, elegant, satisfying, juicy and complex! Our 2009 L’Enfant Sauvage is a beautiful clear gold color and possesses clean, youthful flavors and aromas of golden apples, lemon curd, pears, just-baked brioche, pineapple, brown baking spices and salty minerals. The wine is dry, full bodied, has balanced acidity and alcohol…and a long, complex, persistent finish. The aromas and flavors are fairly intense and long-lasting yet there is restraint, elegance and finesse balancing the rich, barrel-fermented style. The wine is just plain yummy and easily competes with the big names from California and Burgundy. One of the very rewarding aspects of L’Enfant is how approachable it is in its youth yet it really is a wine meant for 5-10 years of aging in bottle. It is thrilling to see the wine develop beautifully and still offer remarkable freshness, aliveness and potential for further development at six or eight or ten years of age. As always L’Enfant is a great match for lobster, scallops, truffles, roast chicken, goose, salmon, artic char and mushroom dishes. On April 26, 2011 a mere 177 cases were bottled by gravity Return to Menu $35   QTY 2008 Clones “Clones", a barrel-fermented chardonnay with a twist, will fit the bill with delicious style. Clones is an exotic white blend that is based primarily on ten distinct clones of Chardonnay and also includes a small percentage of five other grape varieties. The 2008 version is composed of 90% Chardonnay, 6% Tocai Friulano, 1% Gewurztraminer, 1% Aligote, 1% Semillon and 1% Viognier. This dry white wine is straw-colored with medium intense aromas and flavors of pear, apple, mineral, brown spice and citrus fruit. Our 2008 Clones is medium-bodied, has moderate (12.7%) alcohol, juicy acidity and long, persistent flavors. The wine was fermented and raised in 24% stainless steel barrels, 51% older neutral French and Slovenian oak barrels and 25% new French oak barrels. The twenty-five percent in new oak was fermented with wild, ambient yeast. The integration in our 2008 Clones is wonderful with a fine balance of fruit, acid, alcohol and oak. The wine shows finesse with a paradoxical texture of rich and round with a precise and angular mouth-feel. This makes a truly excellent bottle of Chardonnay. The fruit for the wine was all hand-harvested and whole cluster-pressed. The juice and wine were handled minimally and the wine was bottled by gravity on September 4, 2009. While irresistible now, our 2008 Clones will improve for a year or two in the bottle and drink well for three to five years. Pair this tasty white with a roast chicken, smoked trout, crispy skin salmon or char, sautéed scallops or a mushroom risotto. 462 cases produced. Return to Menu $29   2010 Ramato SOLD OUT Ramato is a special skin-fermented white wine, or what many are now calling “orange” wines. Ramato refers to the old Friulian-style of fermenting Pinot Grigio on its skins, thus creating a coppery-colored wine. All the Pinot Grigio fruit (from both our home farm and the Mudd West vineyard on the North Fork) for our Ramato was hand-picked, handled minimally, fermented on its skins in small bins (for 11 days) and raised in older French and Slovenian oak for six months. Not only is the wine alluring and delicious to smell and taste but our Ramato possesses an absolutely gorgeous color to admire….somewhere between deep electric orange and copper. There are aromas and flavors of honey, brown spices, dried apricots, pear skin, tropical citrus, baked apples, coriander and peaches. The wine has balanced acidity, only 11.5% alcohol, medium-plus body and great persistence of flavor on the finish. This dry, exotic, textured and aromatic wine falls somewhere between a white and a red but does not fit neatly into the pink category. Pair our Ramato with hard cheeses, charcuterie, fish, chicken and pork preparations that include spices, nuts, grains or squash. Exotic, lightly spiced and earthy foods will work marvelously with this wine. Our 2010 Ramato will also be a great addition to the table year-round with its cornucopia of savory and sweet aromas juxtaposed by dryness and complex texture. This is a exceedingly delicious and unusual wine that yearns to be seen, smelled and tasted. 288 cases were produced. Return to Menu $20   QTY 2008 Meditazione Meditazione is an exotic, non-traditional white skin-fermented blend inspired by the “Vino da Meditazione” wines in the Friuli region of Northeast Italy. This is our fifth vintage of this wine and we are thrilled that the following for our Meditazione by consumers, the press and sommeliers has soared (Paul Grieco of Hearth and Terroir in NYC has called Meditazione “the greatest white wine in America”). So much so that we have made enough of the wine to send to the wine club for the first time! This is a style of wine that is ancient yet only relatively recently revived and touted in the wine world as part of the “orange” wine movement. Indeed the color of these wines is darker than other whites due to the skin maceration; ours has a beautiful rich, dark golden hue. Our 2008 Meditazione is comprised of 27% Sauvignon Blanc, 27% Chardonnay, 16% Tocai Friulano, 16% Muscat Ottonel and 14% Pinot Grigio. All the fruit for our Meditazione was hand-harvested from our estate in Bridgehampton, de-stemmed and the grapes were fermented together on their skins for ten days in an open-top fermenter. Raised in 63% new and 37% old/neutral French and Slovenian oak puncheons, hogsheads and barriques for 18 months, this is a textured, aromatic and delicious white wine that appeals to both the senses and the intellect. Our 2008 Meditazione is dry, medium-plus in body, has moderate alcohol and juicy acidity. The flavors and aromas are exotic, concentrated, penetrating and complex. They remind one of chamomile tea, citrus and apple blossoms, fresh and dried apricots, pear skin, brown spice, nuts, peach and honey. This rich wine has sex appeal and a long persistent finish. Drink our 2008 Meditazione with game birds, pork belly, sausages, aged alpine cheeses and fish dishes containing nuts, seeds or squash. It will also be excellent with veal Marsala and items with sherry sauces. Do not over chill this wine as it will mute the flavors, and try thinking about it more in the context of a red wine. 358 cases were produced. One case limit per customer. Return to Menu $40   QTY 2009 Envelope Channing Daughters 2009 Envelope It’s electric. The color, the aromas, the flavors, the textures all seem to pulse with vitality. Our 2009 Envelope is exotic, enticing, exciting and is all about paradox. A white wine with color…a white made like a red…a white with tannin and structure…a full-bodied, broad wine with just 12.9% alcohol…a cleansing, juicy quality with full malo-lactic and just 5.3 grams of acid. This is fantastic stuff! Our 2009 Envelope is an intriguingly aromatic and intoxicatingly delicious white wine. The flavors and aromas are reflective of apricots, peaches, honey, roses, lychees, brown spice, apple compote, minerals, butterscotch and dried papaya. This is nuts, yes there are those flavors too in this complex, inviting wine. Made from 66% Chardonnay, 22% Gewurztraminer and 12% Malvasia Bianca this is a dry, full-bodied white that has a gorgeous deep golden orange appearance. This is a balanced, long wine that would be delicious with, corn, squash, smoked ham, duck and figs, quince paste and cheese, seeds, root vegetables and caramelized flavors. All the fruit was hand-harvested from our home farm in Bridgehampton and the Research vineyard in Riverhead, de-stemmed, crushed by foot and fermented on its skins. The Gewurztraminer spent 34 days on its skins and the Chardonnay and Malvasia spent twenty days after which the wine was bucketed out and pressed off then put in one brand-new puncheon and one brand-new hogshead both made from Slovenian oak where the wine spent 18 months before it was bottled by gravity on April 27th, 2011. Only 82 cases produced. Six bottle max per wine club member. Return to Menu $42   2010 Rosato di Cabernet Franc SOLD OUT The 2010 is made from 100% hand-harvested Cabernet Franc grapes that were whole cluster-pressed and fermented in a stainless steel tank. This is a dry, crisp, medium-bodied Rosé. The color is the palest of the three Rosés and displays an elegant coppery, slightly salmon hue. In this vintage, as in the past, the flavors and aromatics of the Cab Franc are the lightest and most ethereal. This wine possesses a beautiful floral, saline minerality, yellow fleshed fruit and citrus profile coupled with a long flavorful finish. Hints of light red fruits and flowers are apparent in this clean, fresh and delicious rosato. Our 2010 Rosato di Cabernet Franc is pretty, elegant and fine. Drink this wine as an aperitif at the raw bar along with shellfish, local fluke and flounder, sushi, ceviches, fresh cheeses and fried foods. 568 cases made. Return to Menu $18   2010 Rosato di Merlot - Mudd Vineyard SOLD OUT The 2010 is created from 100% hand-harvested Merlot grapes that were whole cluster-pressed and fermented in a stainless steel tank. This is a dry, juicy, medium-bodied Rosé. This year the color is a pale pink and the 2010 Rosato di Merlot is alluring, playful, aromatic, very versatile and quite gulpable! The flavors and aromatics are reminiscent of raspberries, strawberries, watermelon, cherries, spice and minerals. The wine has a persistent finish, great character and a wonderful zing. The 2010 Rosato di Merlot displays balanced alcohol and juicy acidity. Beautiful texture and delicious playful flavors define the most versatile of the three; pair this wine with almost anything…from tomatoes and mozzarella to hanger steak with chimichurri sauce or a simple plate of charcuterie. 969 cases made. Return to Menu $18   2010 Rosato di Cabernet Sauvignon -Mudd Vineyard SOLD OUT Once again the 2010 is produced from 100% hand-harvested Cabernet Sauvignon grapes that were whole cluster-pressed and fermented in a stainless steel tank. These grapes are from some of the oldest vines planted (in 1975) on Long Island! This is a dry, medium-plus bodied Rosé. The wine possesses a lighter color than past years and is a beautiful jewel-like pale pink, one hue lighter than the Merlot. The nose is awash in black cherries, raspberries, red currants, earth, herbs and flowers. This is a delicious, balanced, plump and persistent wine with wonderful fruit intensity and a clean, satisfying finish. Match this deeper, richer rosato with smoked fish and heartier fare from the grill; beef, lamb, chicken, pork, BBQ, lobster, sausage, tuna, vegetables, and mushrooms. 528 cases made. Return to Menu $18   2010 Rosato di Refosco SOLD OUT 2010 saw the second harvest of our Refosco grapes off our new vineyard in Bridgehampton and we have created an additional excellent, expressive, Rosé. This is a wonderfully surprising rosato. It possesses a vibrant deep color, lots of sweet fruit character and pronounced aromatics that are rich and robust, exuberant and most importantly fun! All the fruit was hand-harvested, whole cluster-pressed and fermented in a small stainless steel tank. What we have is dynamite, dry, delicious, ruby red-hued, crisp, balanced rosato. The aromas and flavors are more sauvage than the Tre Rosati and reminiscent of the wonderful alpine wild strawberries called fraise des bois, ripe blackberries, black raspberries and other bramble fruit. There are also floral, citrus and mineral notes on the lengthy finish. This is a medium-bodied, tasty rosato that is also quite versatile at the table. Match with prosciutto and melon, fricos, fish salads or tacos, pastas, porchetta and poultry. 218 cases made. Return to Menu $20   2009 Lagrein SOLD OUT Wow! Long Island Lagrein from our home farm. It's delicious, singular and downright super-cool! This has been a long time coming and we must say it is very gratifying when years of hard work and planning come together. We are thrilled with the results of our Lagrein planting and now we want more. This is something new from us and the East End as we are the only ones growing and making wine from this great black grape variety that hails originally from the Alto Adige in Northeast Italy. Our 2009 version has deep purple almost opaque color with clean, youthful, sexy aromas and flavors of blue and black fruit, like blueberries and black raspberries; along with black and brown spices, purple flowers (iris and violets), cocoa, dark chocolate, stone, mineral and an alluring exotic resin reminiscent of pine or scrub brush. This is seriously distinctive stuff. It is a satisfyingly rich red wine with an uplifting elegance and lightness of being likely due to the juicy acidity and the wine�s medium-body and moderate 12.5% alcohol. This is our first vintage of Lagrein and the grapes were hand-harvested, de-stemmed, crushed by foot and punched down by hand�old-school! This wine then spent 12 months in a two year old Slovenian oak hogshead where it stayed without movement until we racked and bottled the wine without fining or filtration on December 3rd, 2010. Alas only 29 cases of this divine Lagrein were bottled, so don�t sit around if you want to take possession of the two bottle allocation! This is tasty now but is young and linear and will develop well in the bottle for at least 4-5 years and will drink beautifully for at least 8 years. Pair this dynamic red wine with rich, savory stews and braises, grain and rice dishes like faro, spelt, risotto and lentils especially with mushrooms and meats (especially pork). This would also be fantastic with cured items like speck and lardo either on a charcuterie board or even atop some crispy flatbread or pizza. Two bottle max. Return to Menu $30   QTY 2008 Rosso Fresco Yummy! This is the first word we wrote down when writing the notes about our new 2008 vintage of Rosso Fresco. Rosso Fresco is an easy-going red blend whose varieties and proportions change with each vintage. The 2008 version is comprised of 58% Merlot, 28% Syrah, 10% Petit Verdot and 4% Dornfelder. There are aromas and flavors of black raspberry, black cherry, plum, spice and earth. This dry red wine is medium-bodied, has moderate 12.9% alcohol, balanced acid, very soft, silky tannins and a juicy persistent finish. This fun, friendly red wine pairs well with pastas and just about any fish, fowl or four-legged food you serve with it. The 2008 Rosso Fresco has a North Fork of Long Island AVA, and is made from hand-harvested grapes from the Mudd and Mudd West vineyards which were de-stemmed, crushed by foot and punched down by hand. This wine was handled minimally and bottled by gravity. We bottled 1226 cases of this wine as well as filling twenty 5 gallon kegs for restaurants to serve by the glass. This could be the wave of the future for by-the-glass programs as it reduces the cost of the wine, is better for the environment and saves on space and waste issues! Our 2008 Rosso Fresco is a very versatile red wine and will bring you year round pleasure. If you are drinking Rosso Fresco in the intense heat of the summer, try putting a slight chill on the wine and watch how it blossoms with the food from your grill! Return to Menu $18   QTY 2009 Due Uve Our 2009 Due Uve (two grapes) is a blend of 72% Syrah and 28% Merlot. The Syrah comes from the Mudd West vineyard in Hallocksville and the Merlot comes from Sam’s Vineyard in Aquebogue. All the fruit was hand-harvested, de-stemmed into one ton bins, stomped on by foot and punched down by hand. The wine was racked to barrels, hogsheads and puncheons (23% were new, 77% were old) where it spent eight months before a light filtration and gravity bottling. Our 2009 Due Uve is a translucent ruby red color with purple inflections. The wine is dry, medium-bodied and juicy, has moderate alcohol and is fresh and delicious. There are floral, fruit, mineral and spice components that comprise the flavor and aroma profiles. Violets, black pepper, raspberry, blackberry, cherry, wet stone, cocoa and cinnamon are descriptors that come to mind but more often than not you smell and taste something new each time you re-visit the glass. This wine possesses lightness and elegance but is robust and rustic enough to tackle some exotic flavor experiences. Try with soy and teriyaki flavors as well as more classic preparations of fish, poultry, grain, pork, veal and pasta dishes. Due Uve is very attractive, very approachable and very versatile. This is a fresh wine to enjoy in its vibrant youth and is priced and styled to enjoy everyday with great satisfaction. 485 cases were produced. Return to Menu $20   QTY 2009 Blaufränkisch - Sylvanus Vineyard We are always very happy to release a new vintage of our lovely Blaufränkisch. And this year we have two to offer you!! Over the years this variety has proven its affinity with our climate and we love to use it both as a blending grape and as a varietal bottling. Our 2010 versions are comprised of 75% Blaufränkisch and 25% Dornfelder. This is a change from the past when we were blending in Merlot. We feel that Dornfelder is a better match with its darker color, briary, bramble and spice fruit character. The 2009 wines both have clear ruby red colors with purple inflections. The aromas and flavors are full of red and black raspberries, plums, anise, liquorice, spices and a touch of smoked meat. These are dry, supple, sexy wines with Burgundian texture. The alcohols are moderate (12.5%), the acids juicy and balanced; the tannins are present but soft and the wines offer a great deal of pleasure with long delicious finishes. The only problem is 2009 gave us very little fruit and we only produced 50 cases of the Mudd West Vineyard and 74 cases of the Sylvanus Vineyard…so there is very, very little to go around!! This is the lighter of the two Blaus and spent 13 months in oak, 34% was 3 year old barrels and 66% was 5 year old barrels. All the fruit was hand-picked from our home farm in Bridgehampton, de-stemmed, crushed by foot and punched down by hand in small one-ton bins. The wine was bottled by gravity, without fining or filtration, on December 4, 2010. Our 2009 Blaufränkisch Sylvanus Vineyard is a great match with duck, game birds, hard mountain and washed rind cheeses, earthy grain and squash-based dishes and would be a great choice for richer fish preparations. 74 cases produced. 3 bottle max per customer. Return to Menu $25   QTY 2010 Blaufränkisch - Mudd West Vineyard We are always very happy to release a new vintage of our lovely Blaufrankisch. Over the years this variety has proven its affinity with our climate and we love to use it both as a blending grape and as a varietal bottling. Our 2010 version is comprised of 75% Blaufrankisch and 25% Dornfelder. We feel the Dornfelder is a great match as a blending grape with its darker color, briary, bramble and spice fruit character. The 2010 wine has a dark ruby-red colored rim with purple inflections and an opaque core. The aromas and flavors are full of black raspberry, black plum, blackberry, lavender, violet, a resin-like savory spice and a touch of smoked meat. This is a dry, supple, sexy wine with Burgundian texture and great concentration. These beautiful grapes were picked, put in bins and fermented with ambient yeast. The alcohol is moderate (12.8%), the acids juicy and balanced; the tannins are present but soft and the wine offers a great deal of pleasure and a long delicious finish. All the fruit was hand-picked from the Mudd West vineyard in Hallockville on the North Fork, de-stemmed, crushed by foot and punched down by hand in small one ton bins. The wine spent 16 months in old Slovenian hogsheads and a puncheon. The wine was bottled by gravity without fining or filtration on January 12, 2012. Our 2010 Blaufrankisch Mudd West is a great match with wild game, venison, pork roasts, lamb burgers, beef stew, mushrooms, hoisin, and would be delicious with pappardelle and wild boar ragu or any salted, cured porcine product! 108 cases produced. $27 a bottle. 6 bottle max. Return to Menu $27   QTY 2008 Sculpture Garden This beautiful ruby red wine is a blend of 95% Merlot from the Sculpture Garden vineyard (the oldest on the South Fork, planted in 1982) and 5% Blaufrankisch from our Sylvanus vineyard. All the fruit was hand-harvested, de-stemmed but not crushed, stomped on by foot and punched down by hand. The wine went through a natural malo-lactic fermentation and was raised in French and Slovenian oak barrels for twenty-four months. Eighty-five percent of the oak used was one-year old barrels; fifteen percent was old neutral barrels. The wine was handled minimally (only racked once) and was bottled by gravity with no fining or filtration on October 15th, 2010. The wine may throw sediment over time and we recommend decanting after several years in the bottle. While delicious now, this wine will improve in the bottle for six to eight years and drink wonderfully for a decade. Our 2008 Sculpture Garden is awash in aromas and flavors of plums, black cherries, roasted herbs and black raspberries. There is an underlying earthy minerality and touch of smoke and cinnamon spice on this seductive and complex red wine. The wine is dry and retains a medium body, moderate (12.7%) alcohol and balanced acidity. The wine reflects the cooler 2008 growing season with ripe fruit coupled with restraint and juicy acidity which beautifully expresses our moderate maritime climate with its savory rather than sweet profile and elegance that is alluring. There is always a silky, smooth, supple quality to our Sculpture Garden and the great length is complemented by a textural, aromatic and flavor complexity. When feeling more formal pair this wine with Long Island duck, lamb chops or a prime rib roast and when you’re in a more casual mood match with pastas, burgers and grilled fatty fish. 458 cases produced. Return to Menu $30   2009 Research Cab SOLD OUT Research Cab is a very special wine since it is made in such small quantities. Born out of a long standing relationship with a “Research” vineyard on the North Fork we fashion a deliciously expressive wine out of what is essentially a field blend of many different varieties. Our 2009 vintage is comprised of 38% Dornfelder, 32% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Blaufrankisch, 3% Pinot Noir, 3% Cabernet Franc, 3% Syrah, 2% Semebat, 2% Barbera, 1% Segalin, 1% Malbec and 1% Sangiovese. All the fruit for this wine was harvested by hand, de-stemmed, stomped on by foot and punched down by hand. After primary fermentation the wine was racked to barrels (40% new, 40% 2year old, 20% 3year old) where it spent seventeen months. The wine was only moved (racked) once and 126 cases were bottled by gravity without fining or filtration on April 15, 2011. Beautiful clarity and a ruby red hue coupled with aromas of red and black raspberry, cherry, plum, dark bramble fruit and spice are met with an elegance of texture and a supple, smooth palate with enough underlying tannic structure and juicy acidity for the wine to develop and improve in the bottle. This is a young wine and while delicious already, will easily improve in the bottle for the next 5-7 years. Since it is hard to resist now we recommend splash decanting the wine a half hour or so before you plan on consuming it! Pair this luscious, tasty red with Long Island duck, herb crusted lamb chops, beef and pork roasts or mushroom and grain based dishes. Return to Menu $40   QTY 2007 MUDD The 2007 Vintage, along with 2005 and now 2010, is considered one of the best growing seasons for ripening red grapes on the East End of Long Island, ever. We believe our 2007 MUDD is a scrumptious reflection of that great 2007 vintage. Not only is it delicious now, but because it is just a baby, it will improve in the bottle for at least six to eight years and drink well for a solid dozen! Our 2007 MUDD is composed of 60% Merlot, 21% Syrah, 9% Dornfelder, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Blaufrankisch. All the fruit was hand-harvested on the North Fork and de-stemmed into small one ton bins where it was stomped on by foot and punched down by hand. After primary fermentation, the wine was racked to a variety of barrels, hogsheads and puncheons (42% new oak, 23% 1yr old, 16% 2yr old, 16% 3yr old and 3% 4yr old) where it spent twenty-three months before being bottled by gravity without fining or filtration on September 22nd 2009. Our 2007 MUDD is dry, medium-bodied, has moderate 12.8% alcohol, balanced acidity, soft, ripe tannins and wonderfully persistent length. The wine is complex and displays finesse and elegance in its captivating texture and expression of fruit and wood. There are aromas and flavors of black plums, cherries, brown spice, forest floor, black raspberries, black peppercorns and cocoa. Pair this graceful, satisfying red wine with a pork roast, a juicy rib-eye or a succulent rack of lamb. In addition, a mushroom risotto, braised pancetta wrapped monkfish or a cozy fire and a hunk of aged alpine cheese would do the trick quite nicely. 848 cases were bottled along with 48 magnums and 12 three-liter bottles. Return to Menu $40   QTY Over & Over-Variation 5 This is a ridiculously fun, fascinating and delicious red wine! There are people in the world making red wines with a ripasso method and there are people in the world using a solera system of blending for some red wines but we know of no one, other than us, who have put both together to create a distinctive and tasty red wine. It all began with four barriques of 2004 Merlot that was taken out of barrel and re-passed over the fresh 2006 Merlot and Dornfelder fruit. The wine underwent another primary fermentation and was racked to barriques, hogsheads and puncheons where it underwent another malo-lactic fermentation. Half of the wine was taken and bottled after ten months in oak, and this was Variation One. The other half remained in barrel until the next harvest where it was re-passed over the 2007 Merlot, Syrah and Dornfelder fruit. It was all repeated and we bottled half as Variation Two. We did this again in the 2008 harvest and bottled Variation Three. This happened to Over and Over again in 2009 for Variation Four and again in the beautiful, warm, dry 2010 vintage resulting in our latest offering…Variation Five! This wine has undergone six primary and six malo-lactic fermentations and has in it memories of the 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 harvests. We WILL continue to do this over & over. Variation Five is a bit brighter with deeper, darker fruit than number four and there is a purity of red and black fruit expression coupled with an integrated oak component this year that is remarkably alluring. Violets, black raspberries, black pepper, black cherries, baking spices, earth and game are the primary descriptors that come to mind in this well-balanced, dry, medium-bodied and seamless red wine. Delicious, long complex flavors and textures fill one’s mouth and mind. The finish is persistent and shows great complexity and intermingling of both the mature secondary characteristics and its youthful attributes. This is a wine that reflects the old and the new, the North and the South, the warm and the cool and provides us with something entirely different to experience and think about. Drink this wine with all manner of game birds, fatty fish, pork, veal, grains, mushrooms and root vegetables. 230 cases produced. 1 case limit per customer. Return to Menu $36   Pazzo SOLD OUT Finally, dessert wine! Pazzo is delicious. Pazzo is a fortified and maderized wine made from the Merlot grape, the first and only on Long Island and maybe the world! Made in the manner of the wines of the island of Madeira, we present you with another Island Wine. For a long time we wanted to create a wine to pair with all the activities that come after the entrée; whether that is a cheese course, or nuts or a dessert featuring chocolate or fruit or just a tipple sitting by a warm fire. Now we have just the right drink and it only took us five years to make! It all started with merlot fruit from the 2004 vintage that was hand-harvested and crushed by foot in small one ton bins. The wine was fermented dry, then fortified to 18% alcohol (with neutral grape spirits), put in barrels and placed outside to maderize for five years. This means the wine was subjected to the elements, the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter. The wine evaporates and is not topped up. The wine cooks, the wine oxidizes. Something magical begins to happen to the aromas and flavors, just like what happened to the original Madeiras in the ballasts of ships making a trip across the equator a hundred and fifty years ago. Our Pazzo is filled with aromas and flavors of figs, caramel, orange peel, spices, raspberry liqueur, nuts and dried fruit. So now we have finally decided to bottle some of this elixir. We took half of the wine (the other half will remain outside for another five years for the ten year old version!) and when the merlot arrived for our rosato this year we pressed and settled the juice and added a bit of that sweet merlot juice to give our Pazzo just a pinch of sweetness (1.6% or 16g/L). This was the final touch to bring the wine into that pleasure place of great balance, length and complexity. Pazzo means “mad” or “crazy” in Italian and this is our play and nod to the island of Madeira, and her wines, and the fact we are a little nuts to make a wine like this…though when you taste it you will be as happy as we are that we did. This rich dessert wine is bottled in half bottles (375 ml) and we produced 152 twelve-bottle cases. Return to Menu $30