| TASTE BENCHMARKS | |||
| Profile #1 Dry, Perfumey Style. |
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| Appearance | pale straw | ||
| Aroma | Fully ripe musk melon. Lavendar. Almost too much perfume. | ||
| Flavor | Just delicious with great focus. Ripe honeydew, musk melon. Lavendar aftertaste. | ||
| Balance | Good acidity. | ||
| PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS | |||
| Oenological | Clean cool stainless fermentation, no oak or ML. | ||
| Viticultural | Ripens easily in the long growing season, so there is time for development of extraordinary ripe perfumes. | ||
| Terroir | An island in Lake Erie, protected by surrounding water from winter kill with a prolonged growing season and cool summers. | ||