Vintage New York Wine Society Selections

SEPTEMBER 2003 SELECTIONS

Main Selection

"Best in Class" Reds

These wines were all judged Best in Class at the 2003 NY Wine and Food Classic held last month in Napa Valley, CA at COPIA; the American Center for Wine Food and the Arts.

BEST CABERNET FRANC WINE 2001 Hosmer Cabernet Franc ~ Finger Lakes ~ Cayuga
Cabernet Franc has traditionally been blended with other red Bordeaux varieties, including its relative Cabernet Sauvignon. Produced as a varietal wine, Cabernet Franc displays rich bright fruit with medium body and toasty tannins. Look for aromas and flavors of ripe plums, blackberries and black currants in this vintage.

BEST MERLOT 2000 Jamesport Merlot North Fork of Long Island
A blend of 80% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc. Aged in French oak for sixteen months, it displays intense aromas of black cherries and plums and has a smoky, vanilla bouquet and medium tannins.

BEST BORDEAUX BLEND 2000 Standing Stone Pinnacle ~ Finger Lakes ~ Seneca
Earthy, spicy, dark cherries and blackberries totally integrated with great ripeness and wonderful complexity.

Alternate Selection #1

Wine Enthusiast Magazine Top-Rated Riesling ~ August 2003 Issue

Silver Thread Riesling Finger Lakes ~ Seneca Lake
"Although the aromas are sweet, oozing with pear nectar, stone fruit, dried spices and apple blossoms, this wine features only 1.5% residual sugar ... fairly big ... and comes across as being close to dry thanks to firm acids on the finish." Rated 90 and BEST BUY

2002 Standing Stone Riesling Finger Lakes ~ Seneca Lake
"Atypically ripe, weighty and intense ,,, with pear and peach notes buttressed by minerally dry extract. ...finishes long and elegantly, with tongue-tingling acids." Rated 89 and BEST BUY

2002 Red Newt Riesling Finger Lakes ~ Seneca
"Comes close to a Germanic style, with tight, lean citrusy aromas and flavors balanced by green apples and pears. It's light and refreshing, never heavy or ponderous. Finishes long and tart, full of fresh limes with just a pinch of sugar for balance." Rated 88 and BEST BUY

Alternate Selection #2

Apple Wines

Long a dominant fruit industry of New York, apples are increasingly turning up in these refreshingly crisp and delicious wines.

Martin's Apple Wine
Made from Golden Delicious apples. Slightly spritzy and dry - refreshing!

Behlings Spookhill Farms Apple Wine
"Estate-grown" apples from their own orchards in Mexico, NY. Semi-sweet.

Treleaven's Apple Mystique
Semi-sweet apple wine, fresh and fruity. Great with pork and turkey

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