2017 Gibson Vineyard Riesling

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Composition: Riesling (100%)
Vineyard(s): 100% Gibson Vineyard
Harvest Date(s): October 19, 2017
Brix at Harvest: Pressed Average 21°
Appellation: Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes
Alcohol: 11%
pH: 3.07
TA: 7.8 g/L
Residual Sugar: 20 g/l
Fermentation: Stainless steel fermented at temperatures averaging 48° F
Malolactic Fermentation: None
Oak Use and Regimen: None
Bottling Date: February 20, 2018
Bottle: Champagne Green Hock 750
Closure: Stelvin
Release Date: July 30, 2018

A moderate winter in 2017 gave way to an incredibly difficult early growing season, with much higher than average quantities of rain from bud-break through veraison. Although temperatures in early June indicated higher than average Growing Degree Day accumulation, cooler weather throughout July and August and expansive vegetative growth as a result of excess precipitation, delayed development of most fruit. By mid-August, there was a great deal concern regarding the vintage due to the weather the vineyards had endured, and the later than usual ripening evident in most vineyards. In a much-needed turn-of-events, early September ushered in what we began referring to as a “Second Summer,” and gave this vintage is moniker of the “Miracle Vintage.” A seemingly endless stretch of very warm and dry weather promoted great levels of sugar ripeness, while helping to balance out the extraordinarily high acidity we had grown increasingly concerned about. In all, the 2017 vintage was one of the most challenging since 1992, but the resultant wines produced from it show a great deliciousness factor.