This Riesling is off-dry and complex with aromas of peach and quince in the nose, and flavors of apricot and tangerine on the palate. The palate is smooth, focused and voluptuous, leading to crisp, dry and ethereal finish. This wine has captured the quintessential personality of Finger Lakes Riesling. The Davis family has be farming grapes in Hector, NY for generations.

This Riesling comes from their vineyard on the east side of Seneca Lake, less than one mile from Red Newt Cellars. Exemplary attention in the vineyard yields fruit that is opulent, but focused. 2009 was an exceptional vintage for Riesling in the Finger Lakes, and marks the first year of Red Newt single vineyard bottlings of Riesling.

Fruit from the Davis Farms Vineyard shows great extraction and structure that comes with small crops and meticulous canopy management that keeps fruit exposed to the sun and flavors concentrated.

2009 Vintage - Wine & Spirits Magazine - 93 Points

"Fine and high toned, this wine's sweet peach scents meld with hints of fusel and leafy herbs. The flavors are unexpectedly broad and hefty, with caramel sweetness and a sneaky acidity that gives the wine sinuous tension. Serve with Sichuan chicken." (W&S - Patrick J. Comiskey, August 2011)

2009 Vintage - Wine Spectator - 90 Points - 24 Enticing Value Wines

"Very focused and persistent, with excellent cut to the lime, chalk dust, slate and pippin apple flavors. A floral note weaves through the finish. This has the cut and drive to age a bit as well. Drink now through 2012." (WS - James Molesworth, 2011) 

RS 1.9% ~ TA 8.2g/l ~ pH 3.0 ~ Alc. 11.9%

UPC# 70605710152
123 cases produced

As a recipient of Wine & Spirits Magazine's 2011 Winery of the Year, the message at Red Newt Cellars is simple: eat local, drink regional. With a collaborative team of winemakers and chefs, it is this combined effort between wine and cuisine that brands Red Newt as an innovative leader in the Finger Lakes region. The focus is not only to craft world-class wines and locally sourced cuisine, but also to create a synergy between them.