The unique traits of Wiemer’s Magdalena Vineyard are featured in this lush Riesling. A beneficial air exchange with Seneca Lake moderates the temperatures, creating a warmer and more protective site in the colder months and a cooling effect throughout the summer. The airflow keeps the vineyard dry, and deep soil provides room for spreading root growth. The lime silt loam soil that the site is celebrated for is crucial to the development of flavor intensity in the grapes. Magdalena wines are striking and powerful, and develop very well over time– whether in the glass or in the cellar.
- 100% Magdalena Vineyard Riesling
- 15-year-old vines
- Whole-cluster pressed
- cold fermentation for 7+ months
- no fining or filtration
- 8 g/L Residual Sugar
- 12.5% ABV
- Hand-picked
- 300 cases produced
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
United States
Region:
New York
Appellation:
Finger Lakes
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-HJW-31-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
VinePair
Score
92
Date
2024-09-11
"Sourced from Hermann J. Wiemer's prized Magdalena Vineyard — located on the edge of Seneca Lake — this Cabernet Franc showcases the elegance of Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc. The wine opens with bright fruit notes, but complex notes of cedar, tobacco leaf and smoke reveal themselves after some time in the glass. The wine is concentrated and has a great structure, suggesting you can enjoy it with a hearty meal, or cellar it for a few years."
Wine Enthusiast
Score
95
Date
2024-11-06
"#21 Top 100 Cellar Selections 2024: Still a spring chicken, this top Riesling—if drunk now—needs a few good swirls in the glass before releasing delicate orange citrus, jasmine and honeysuckle aromas from the clutch of more reductive ones. There's richness and intensity on the dry, slippery palate, cut with citrusy acidity and a chalk dust minerality to the ultralong finish. This is a wine of complexity and class that should cellar until 2032 or longer. — Christina Pickard"