2024 DYNAMITE GEWÜRZTRAMINER
Dynamite was needed to break up the rock when this vineyard was established, and the name stuck. Sitting on a well-drained Seneca Lake hillside that runs slightly warmer than the plots around it, Dynamite ripens fast, an advantage that Gewürztraminer, in particular, knows what to do with.
We hadn't made this wine since 2019, and bringing it back was an easy decision. For the 2024 vintage, we cold soaked the fruit overnight before pressing, then fermented half in stainless and half in oak to build texture without covering up what the site gives us. A touch of sweetness was left in to carry the aromatics.
92 points & Gold Medal at the 2026 Los Angeles International Wine Competition
90 points & Gold Medal, New York Wine Classic 2026
Everything you want from the variety arrives right up front: rose petal, baking spice, lychee, a lift of citrus peel. On the palate it’s fuller and rounder than the vintages that came before it, with just enough sweetness to frame the spice rather than sit on top of it. The finish is long, faintly bitter in the best way, and unmistakably Gewürztraminer.
100% Gewürztraminer
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