Wow, this wine jumps out of the glass and envelops you in a whirlwind of tropical and stone fruit aromas! Our stable of skin-fermented white wines has continued to grow and this is our fifth vintage of Research Bianco. A partner in deliciousness to our Research Cab but fashioned from white fruit instead of red, this is our white-scale version. Our 2019 Research Bianco is a skin-fermented white wine blend in which the proportions and varieties change with each vintage. A good friend supplied the grapes from a "research" vineyard on the East End. All the grapes were grown together (a field blend), hand-picked, de-stemmed, crushed by foot and punched down by hand. Our 2019 Research Bianco is made from 39% Chardonnay, 37% Muscat, 8% Sauvignon Blanc, 6% Malvasia, 3% Verdejo, 3% Albarino, 1% Gewurztraminer, 1% Semillon, 1% Tocai Friulano, and 1% Pinot Grigio. This 2019 Research Bianco was raised in older oak barrels, hogsheads and puncheons for one year. It was fermented ambiently/wild with all the varieties co-fermented and spent just over thirty-six days on its skins. Our 2019 Research Bianco is a gorgeous deep golden color and is full of flavors and aromas reminiscent of pineapple, mango, dried apricots, poached pears, quince, and honey, butterscotch, brown spice, apple compote, burnt orange and golden raisins. The wine possesses medium-body, juicy acidity and medium-alcohol with pronounced aromatic intensity and long persistent length. There's something so heightened, so treble, so Freddie Mercury about this wine...in fact, music by Queen would be great to pair with this skin-fermented white! (Along with roast chicken, grilled fish, pork chops, sausages and charcuterie boards, hard aged cheeses and fondue and friends). This wine was bottled on November 12, 2020. 308 cases produced.
2019 Cabernet Franc - North Fork of LI AVA
YUMMY...We have re-kindled our love affair with Cabernet Franc and have begun to consistently craft this grape into delicious refreshing and reflective red wines. To arrive here has been a long time coming and we are quite excited. Cabernet Franc is a red grape very well suited to our Long Island terroir. We have made delicious, gulp-able Rosati out of it for years and are jazzed about occasionally offering this grape as a red wine with all the wonders that brings to the table, our glasses and our souls. Our 2019 Cabernet Franc is a treble clef, alive, high-toned, bell-ringing and happy wine! Beautiful, melodic aromas and flavors of bright red fruit, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, currants and purple flowers coupled with a very faint sprinkle of herbs, silky textures and a wonderful lightness of being make this wine irresistible. Comprised of 100% Cabernet Franc from the North Fork this wine was hand-harvested, de-stemmed, crushed by foot and punched down by hand. The wine was fermented wild/ambiently and spent 8 months primarily in stainless steel tanks along with some older oak barrels. Our 2019 Cabernet Franc was handled minimally and bottled on June 26th, 2020. This wine will pair fabulously with charcuterie, light meat dishes, grilled fish and vegetables, pastas, wood-fired pizzas and most anything coming from a pig! This wine is very easy to drink immediately...however it will continue to evolve in the bottle for the next five years at least, so grab some extra, taste the evolution and be a part of the Cab Franc revolution! 588 cases produced.
