Day Two of our Finger Lakes tour proved to find more ++ ratings; we've included the best of the best as we visited wineries on Seneca and Cayuga Lakes. Notice: 3 Chardonnay wines made the list. This is a wine we rarely drank until recently, and while California dominates the US Chardonnay market, the ones coming out of the Finger Lakes this year rival California in their rich, smooth, buttery qualities.
US, New York, Finger Lakes, Silver Springs Winery, Don Giovanni Cabernet Franc, 2007
US, New York, Finger Lakes, Red Newt Cellars, Tierce Riesling, 2005
++ // Crisp // Lemon, Grapefruit // Grapefruit, Mineral (Shale), Petrol // Full
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| A fun mascot, the red newt. |
++ // Crisp // Peach, Floral // Lemon, Peach, Mineral (Shale) // Medium
US, New York, Finger Lakes, Leidenfrost Vineyard, Reserve Chardonnay, 2010
++ // Funky // Oak, Toast // Oak, Vanilla // Medium
Very rich flavors.
US, New York, Finger Lakes, Thirsty Owl Wine Company, Chardonnay, 2010
++ // Smooth, with crisp notes // Floral, Vanilla // Oak, Vanilla, Butter, Mineral // Medium
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| Thirsty Owl features their mascot on every label. |
US, New York, Finger Lakes, Swedish Hill Winery, Reserve Chardonnay, 2009
++ // Smooth, with crisp notes // Citrus, Vanilla // Butter, Lime // Medium
US, New York, Finger Lakes, Swedish Hill Winery, Valvin Muscat, 2009
++ // Sweet // Floral, Peach // Flowers, Honey, Peach // Light
US, New York, Finger Lakes, Swedish Hill Winery, Marechal Foch, 2008
++ // Spicy, Earthy // Pepper // Cherry, Cloves, bitter seeds // Medium to Full
++ // Smooth, with crisp notes // Citrus, Vanilla // Butter, Lime // Medium
US, New York, Finger Lakes, Swedish Hill Winery, Valvin Muscat, 2009
++ // Sweet // Floral, Peach // Flowers, Honey, Peach // Light
US, New York, Finger Lakes, Swedish Hill Winery, Marechal Foch, 2008
++ // Spicy, Earthy // Pepper // Cherry, Cloves, bitter seeds // Medium to Full
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| Tina's being 1/2 Swedish loves this logo from Swedish Hill. As you can see above, she also loves their wines! |
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