Bloomer Creek, Auten Vineyard ‘Skin Contact’ 2022

• producer: Bloomer Creek
• region: New York
• appellation: Finger Lakes
• country: USA
• grape variety: riesling
• production notes: dry farmed, woman winemaker/owner

From the importer: “In 1982 Kim Engle and Deb Bermingham purchased a thirty-acre farm in the Finger Lakes region, ten acres of which they planted to a variety of cool climate grapes. They named the vineyard Bloomer Creek and for the last three decades they have meticulously farmed it using organic methods. They employ no herbicides, no irrigation, fruit is hand-harvested, and only natural native yeasts are used for fermentation. They often utilize whole clusters in their winemaking, including the whites, extended lees aging, and they allow fermentations to progress at their own rate without using temperature control. Auten Vineyard, a gently sloping site on the west side of Cayuga Lake, was first planted to Riesling in 1997, with additional vines added in 2001.”

Fermented on skins for approximately 21 days with one year of lees contact. Aromas and notes of apricot and lemon peel with a stoney minerality.