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A celebration of one of the most delicious, thoughtful, and misunderstood expressions of Riesling that exists: Kabinett! 

This explosively aromatic and flavorful style of Riesling features ripping acidity to underpin its precociousness, can age for decades, and typically is lower in alcohol.  If ‘semi-dry’ is the nondescript, everyday glass, this wine aims to stop people in their tracks with how simply delicious it is

In the Vineyard:  In the vineyard The Short Rows are “the little engine that could” at Lahoma.  This small planting is on the smallest hill on the farm, yet consistently yields remarkably precocious fruit regardless of the vintage.  Smaller and tighter clusters on this portion of the farm can result in late season pressure, but for the Kabinett pick we intentionally harvest early to retain as much delicious orchard fruit and bright acidity as possible. 

In the Cellar:  A gentler handling than for our Dry Riesling, this fruit was crushed and cold soaked for 24 hours - versus three days - before pressing out.  The goal is always to balance the uptake of the luscious fruit character without losing too much freshness, which guides the shorter cold soak right through to embracing a cool, slow, and aromatic fermentation with Steinberger yeast.  After a six week fermentation the wine rested on the full yeast lees until racking, pad filtering, and bottling the following spring. 

Winery Tasting Notes: Effusively aromatic in the glass with flashes of ripe peach, passion fruit, kiwi, mango - a raucous cornucopia that is hard not to smile for. This fruit kaleidoscope continues in the cheery and bright flavors of the mid-palate, with fruit sweetness wrapped around quenching acidity that makes for a clean and crisp finish.

Practicing Sustainable
100% Riesling
Lahoma Vineyard (Seneca Lake AVA)
Crushed and cold-soaked for 24 hours before pressing out
Cool, slow fermentation in stainless steel
56 g/L R.S.
975 cases produced
9% abv 

95 pts JS (Stuart Pigott) (2024 vintage)
"Closer to a German Spatlese than a Kabinett, this frankly off-dry and super-juicy wine is seductive and refreshing. Packed with stone fruit, Mandarin orange and papaya aromas. Behind all this charm is an impressive structure and mouthwatering freshness. Long, very clean finish with plenty of stony minerality. Drink or hold. Screw cap."