Stone Bridge Red 2022
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Stone Bridge Red 2022
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Appellation
Seneca Lake
Vineyard Designation
Purple Foot (Foch); Prejean (Noiret)
Sugar
Harvest Brix: 20.4˚ (Foch), 20.4˚ (Noiret)
Acid
6.7 g/L
pH
3.92
Aging
Nine months in French, Hungarian, and American neutral oak barrels
Bottling Date
July 20, 21, and 27, 2023
Residual Sugar
0.43%
Alcohol %
10.9
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Our Stone Bridge Red is an easy-drinking wine. The 2022 vintage is 80% Maréchal Foch from Keuka Lake and 20% Noiret from the west side of Seneca Lake. Blackberries, blueberries, cedar, and chocolate. An everyday red perfect for homemade pizza on the grill. The name and bottle art pay tribute to the historic “Cornette’s Stone Bridge”' located on the original road racing circuit that started in Watkins Glen, NY in 1948.
Vineyard Notes
Although winter was fairly typical, we did have a few nights below -5° which became quite consequential. Spring arrived as expected, stayed cool enough to keep the buds from opening too soon, and for the most part was drier than normal. The summer season was generally hot and dry, so dry, that the region was in an official drought for much of July and August. This dry spell also kept berry size down which in turn contributed to diminished yields. As we moved into September, the pattern changed dramatically: most days were damp and misty, and the urgency to avoid a repeat of 2018 and 2021 kicked harvesting into high gear. Coming into the home stretch the grapes were already two weeks ahead on the ripening curve due to a much lighter crop (winter damage) and a dry summer (drought conditions). By October the skies cleared and what remained out in the vineyard enjoyed an unprecedented stretch of gorgeous warm sunny weather that lasted through November. The 2022 growing season racked up 2632 growing degree days.
Production Notes
BLEND: 78% Maréchal Foch, 22% NoiretCASES: 464
Production
RELEASE DATE: September 20, 2023

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