2019 Gewürztraminer
Fruit harvested from Sunrise Hill Vineyard on the western side of Cayuga Lake. Quince, lime zest and lychee notes mingle nicely in this version, with a floral edge and spicy white pepper finish.
At harvest, the Gewürztraminer was hand-harvested, de-stemmed, and gently pressed. We fermented the juice in stainless steel at low temperatures for 10-12 weeks. This year's wine was aged on fine lees for 20 months and naturally cold stabilized. Vegan friendly.
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Varietal | Gewürztraminer |
| Vineyard | Sunrise Hill |
| Acid | 6 g/l |
| PH | 3.4 |
| Residual Sugar | 0.5 g/L |
| Alcohol | 12.90% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Cases Produced | 255 |
Bob and Kathy Ruis own and operate Sunrise Hill Vineyard, a scenic landscape located on the western side of Cayuga Lake. The wind comes through "like you can't imagine" and the vines escape frosts that affect other farms. The Gewürztraminer vineyard is 2 acres and the Ruis' perfectionism shows in both the beautiful grapes and meticulously kept vineyards. Kathy reckons that they touched each of the 11,000 vines at least six times over the summer of 2019, with shoot thinning (twice in some varieties), leaf pulling, shoot positioning and finally to drop excess fruit.
