Eminence Road Chardonnay A.D. Vineyard Keuka Lake 2021

One of our favorite New York producers, Eminence Road Farm Winery marches to the beat of its own drummer. Based in a converted cow barn in the mountain valley of Long Eddy, NY, on the western edge of the Catskills, Eminence Road is, in a way, a Finger Lakes winery. All of their wines are made from sustainably grown Finger Lakes grapes, fermented with native yeast, and bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered with the only addition being a minimal amount of sulfur for stability. This chardonnay comes from the A.D. Vineyard, after grower Alan D. Hunt, on the western shore of Keuka Lake. It underwent full malolactic fermentation and aged in old French oak barrels. Light and bright, with mineral-driven apple and pear, a hint of spice, and a squeeze of citrus, this is clean and refreshing. Sustainably grown, low-intervention/natural wine, vegan.