The Finger Lakes AVA lies five hours north of New York city, to the south of Lake Ontario & the Canadian border. The region sits on the extremity of many a wine convention:- this is seriously cool climate production made possible only by the tempering effect of the lakes and Vinifera only arrived here in the 1950s and still has to prove its worth to many farmers more used to selling hybrids to the tourist markets. Amongst the wineries and winemakers pushing to advance the region and craft wines of quality and distinction to match the best sites' potential is local Ben Riccardi. Ben brings the sensibilities of a young gun who has worked in Sonoma, New Zealand and France along with Big Apple attitude from time honing his skills at Manhattan's City Winery. Using fruit from both Seneca and Cayuga Lakes - there are 11 Lakes in total with four considered the best for winemaking and these two with their own AVAs - Ben makes low-intervention, wild-yeast wines that revel in freshness and lower alcohol. We love the lightness of touch he brings to his Chardonnays (both unoaked and with some large barrel influence), Riesling and Cab Franc. The hybrids that can often lead the region astray- along with being freezing in the winter there can be considerable pressure on vines during hot and humid summers - are focussed and original.

Osmote Pinot Noir Finger Lakes 2024
12% abv
Vol- 75cl
Vibrant cherry, sandalwood, spices and a long, lithe fiinish. Pinot Noir was made with 30% stem inclusion from older pommard clones in a ripe year, so it has nice fruit and a great structure for a FLX Pinot. Wild fermented in open top steel then aged for 6 months in 265 litre used oak.
Grapes from 680 vineyard on the West Shore of Cayuga Lake, farmed by Dave Pittard & team. Planted 2010 on cazenovia silt loam.
200cases produced.
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2024 | Duty Paid | Finger Lakes | New York | North America | Osmote | Pinot Noir | Red | Still | USA | Wine- Reference #:
- 26133
- Strength
- 12 ABV
- Bottles per Case
- 6 bottles
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir
- Organic
- No
- Biodynamic
- No
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Sparkling
- No
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