Severn Goodwin

9.2

Nose has grilled lemons, lemon buttercream, lime zest, distant brown butter, orange zest, dried apricot and (minor) struck flint.

Palate has dried lemon peel, pineapple core, buttercream, toasted walnuts, warm banana with faint sweetness on the very long finish with medium acidity. A great wine, decanted 4H and will appreciate at least another 3-4H of opening. Future bottles may be 2024-26+. Very good now, maybe one of the best FLX Chardonnay's I've experienced.

Partial Appassimento method for a portion of the grapes, really yields some extra character and depth to the wine. Only guy doing this in the FLX, Morten Hallgren, to the best of my knowledge. I'm coming to the altar here, it's the right way to handle his Chardonnay style. 👍

$24 direct from the winery cellar, to our cellar, to our glasses tonight. Being in the wine club has good benefits. 👌 — 5 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.0

Nose of high- toned fruit and motor oil. ( good oil). Dry, very mineral- like with great acidity and good fruit. Ravines is consistently good dry Riesling for under $20. — 6 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

12 October 2018; Boundary Breaks tasting with Bruce Murray.

Nose of petrol, wet limestone, fresh cut green apple.
Palate has medium RS level, apple skin, minerality is great. — 7 years ago

Arden Barnett

8.9

First time trying a wine from New York, but I hear more and more great things about the wines coming out of the the finger lakes region. Very good QPR — 7 years ago

Steve Somermeyer

9.1

Great mineraloty - thanks to the 3 winemakers. — 8 years ago

Michael Chelus

8.9

Blackberry, raspberry, black cherry, mossy earth, oak, licorice and vanilla. Great structure and well-integrated tannins. — 8 years ago

Kevin Konopacki

10

Smooth great tasting bourbon at a reasonable price! — 5 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

Nose has honey drizzled on citrus peel, (light) candle wax and white flowers.

Palate has sweet citrus, pineapple and under-ripe white peach.

I'm quite satisfied with the development of this bottle, likely can hold until 2021-22, but in a great spot tonight at four years past vintage. — 5 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

12 October 2018; Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyards tasting.

Nose of incredible Gardenia flowers, light spices.
Palate has spicy white pepper, dilute honey, long finish.

A great bottle, this varietal thrives in the FLX region, most notably in the HJW vineyards! — 7 years ago

Adam Kincaid

8.9

After some rough natural wines today this was a nice reprieve and back to the basics. Easy drinking with good structure and complimentary flavors for the T-bone we had for dinner. Earthy forest notes on the nose and some blackberry and vanilla. Good structure and acidity, fine on its own but great with food. Need to get up to finger lakes soon to try some more. — 7 years ago

with Jillian

ScottandTina

9.2

It’s not a blend — 7 years ago

Fauxakim

8.9

Very ripe fruits lends a sweet taste to it. Body thick as a buttery Chardonnay. Too sweet for me but still great. — 7 years ago

Lany Ianni

9.1

Great Riesling from NY State! — 8 years ago

with David

Sean Grullon

8.9

Finger lakes cab franc is so great. Some dark fruits, herbs, underbrush and spice on the nose; medium bodied with a lot of expressive mid palate flavor with decent acidity. — 5 years ago

Peter James

9.1

This was great! — 6 years ago

Jim Restrepo

9.2

Excellent smooth Finger Lake wine. Smooth aftertaste. Will drink this again. Great by itself — 6 years ago

Michael Schamis

9.2

I feel that this is probably the best Pinot Noir producer out of the finger lakes although the competition is finally a good one. The nose has a wonderful aroma of currant a plum with undertones of spice including nutmeg and mulling spices. The palate is gorgeously light and elegant but still somewhat juicy at the same time. Flavors of plum, sour cherry and baking spice along with wonderfully balance acidity. The finish is soft and elegant with juicy fruit notes of lingering acidity. Wow... a great pairing for roasted pork. — 7 years ago

with Kati

Tim Edge

9.1

Great Pinot. Especially for the price. — 7 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.6

This was great. Awesome nose of spices, vanilla. The mouthfeel was so smooth yet a great spice to it and nice sweetness in the most perfect sense. Could sip on this for hours. — 7 years ago

Steven norris

9.6

Great tasting fast..proof 90 very smooth...and nice lingering taste — 8 years ago