“Tango Oaks Riesling has established the vine age and maturity to support a dry and mineral driven Riesling. With the vineyard’s Alsatian clone Riesling and extremely gravely soil, our goal is to continue pursuing the elegance that Tango Oaks Riesling is capable of both young and with appropriate bottle age.” More at Rednewt.com
Red Newt Riesling Tango Oaks Vineyard
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Specifications
| Winery | Red Newt Cellars |
|---|---|
| Varieties | Riesling |
| Farming Practices | conventional |
| Soils | silt loam on top of bedrock |
| Trellis system | Guyot |
| Exposure | E |
| Harvest Technique | mechanical harvest on Oct 25 at 21.2 Brix |
| Yeast | pied de cuve – inoculated with lees from 2013 vintage of Bullhorn Creek |
| Fermentation | crushed and destemmed, then pressed to a single tank / 72 cold settle and bentonite stabilized / racked from lees |
|---|---|
| Maturation | 8 months in stainless steel |
| Sulfur | small amount added at crushing and at end of fermentation |
| Filter | yes |
| Fining | no |
| Alcohol | 12.1% |
| Item No | NY300 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Bottle Case | 12 |
| Country | United States |
| Region | New York State |
| Sub-region | Finger Lakes |
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2014 Vintage
94 points - Vinous
93 points - Wine Advocate
93 points - Wine Enthusiast
