“The Red Newt Riesling is our expression of the richer style of Finger Lakes Riesling, a style that we believe ages spectacularly well. Just off-dry in the style rather than overtly higher in sugar, our Riesling plays on the same tropical and orange fruit that are echoed in the Dry Riesling. For us, this is a hidden gem in our portfolio that we hope rewards Riesling fans everywhere.” More at Rednewt.com
Red Newt Semi-Dry Riesling
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Specifications
| Winery | Red Newt Cellars |
|---|---|
| Varieties | Riesling |
| Farming Practices | pristine vineyard run by Kenny and Harlan Fulkerson; manicured, weeded, and hedged |
| Soils | decomposed sandstone |
| Trellis system | Guyot |
| Exposure | E |
| Harvest Technique | fruit thinning in early June / second drop before harvest / mechanical harvest on Oct 23 at an average of 20.5 Brix / Lahoma Vineyard’s 8’er Block (70%) and GC Block (30%) |
| Yeast | ambient |
| Fermentation | chilled overnight / crushed and destemmed with SO2 addition / retuned to bins for overnight / pressed to tank the following day / cold settled for 72 hours / spontaneous fermentation over 2 months / drier GC Block wine blended to adjust final RS |
|---|---|
| Maturation | 7 months in stainless steel on lees |
| Sulfur | small amount added at crushing |
| Filter | yes |
| Fining | no |
| Alcohol | 11.1% ABV / RS 1.8% |
| Item No | NY304 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Bottle Case | 12 |
| Country | United States |
| Region | New York State |
| Sub-region | Finger Lakes |
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Accolades
2017 Vintage
91 points - Wine Advocate
91 points - Wine Enthusiast
90 points – Wine & Spirits; Year’s Best 2020 Rieslings, “Best Buy”
