- 100% Grüner Veltliner
- The Knoll, Lahoma Vineyard (Seneca Lake AVA)
- Small Sandstone hill
- 3 days cold soak on crushed skins
- After cold settling, juice was racked to neutral barrels and large puncheons for fermentation
- Aged 10 months neutral French oak
- 12.7% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2024
Country:
United States
Region:
New York
Appellation:
Finger Lakes
Variety:
Gruner Veltliner
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-APO-06-24 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2025-06-28
"What a bright and expressive medium-bodied gruner veltliner. It shows grapefruit, green peppercorn and fresh sage aromas. Zesty and energetic, it has some creaminess from lees contact, but the freshness pushes this into the background. Long, stony and herbal finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2023
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2024-12-05
"Highly structured for an American gruner veltliner, with excellent pepper, cardamon and candied lime peel character on the medium- to full-bodied palate. Quite some tannins, but they're very well integrated. They give a lot of power in the imposing and emphatically dry finish. Excellent aging potential. Vegan. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
2023
VinePair
Score
93
Date
2024-11-13
"Though New York's Finger Lakes region is renowned for its steely expressions of Riesling, who's to say another cool-climate white grape like Grüner Veltliner can't thrive there too? Working with only a small, half-acre plot of the variety on Seneca Lake, winemaker Kelby James Russell is showing the potential for Grüner Veltliner. This wine delivers the grape's signature white pepper and lemon aromas on the nose. There's a great tension between the waxy, round texture on the palate and the wine's naturally crisp acidity."
2023
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2025-02-20
"The 2023 Grüner Veltliner Lahoma Vineyards is unique and singular, reflecting the signature tropical character imbued by the site. Lees stirring and aging in a combination of 400L puncheons and barriques built loads of texture here. Lemon, salt, herbs, pineapple and a hint of toasted almond run through this tense and nervy but round Grüner. The 2023 is eminently charming and accessible today, but it will loosen up with some sideways time."