Ravines Wine Cellars
Skin Fermented Finger Lakes Chardonnay
Finger Lakes, New York, USA
Nose has (light) cider vinegar, over-ripe yellow apples, apple mash, wet sawdust, over-ripe papaya (?) and sun scorched earth.
Palate has sweet yellow apple, oxidized apple slice, dried pineapple with a long finish and what I'm perceiving as some tannins. A very weighty wine, with grip on the palate and our minds tonight. Quite interesting for wine nerds!
Cork pulled for slow oxidation, 11H.
Paired to a French dish this evening, chicken, apples and cremé à la normande (cream, onion, mushroom & calvados), wow smiles all around tonight.
Nose has (light) cider vinegar, over-ripe yellow apples, apple mash, wet sawdust, over-ripe papaya (?) and sun scorched earth.
Palate has sweet yellow apple, oxidized apple slice, dried pineapple with a long finish and what I'm perceiving as some tannins. A very weighty wine, with grip on the palate and our minds tonight. Quite interesting for wine nerds!
Cork pulled for slow oxidation, 11H.
Paired to a French dish this evening, chicken, apples and cremé à la normande (cream, onion, mushroom & calvados), wow smiles all around tonight.
Great structure with body, grippy tannins, strong acid. The flavor takes me to cider town. Left me wanting more.
Great structure with body, grippy tannins, strong acid. The flavor takes me to cider town. Left me wanting more.
Oct 4th, 2021