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Trestle Thirty One Rose 2023 750ml
Our Professional Review
Jeremiah Charles of 67Wine.com | Nova Cadamatre is the winemaker and founder of Trestle 31. She is also the first female winemaker to receive the Master of Wine designation in the United States. Nova's wines are equally amazing as she is! Trestle Thirty-One is a bright light on the Finger Lakes and elevates New York wines to new heights.
Trestle Thirty-One Rose is a stunning mix of Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay. Trestle Thirty One has a wonderful light salmon hue and was pressed swiftly with minimum skin contact. With a week on its Sir Lee's this wine has a lovely rich feel; as well as nice red and citrus fruit flavors. Trestle thirty-one has a vibrant acidity and a pleasant lingering finish. This is the ideal food wine for spring picnics and brunches.
Winemaker Description
The 2023 vintage overall was a classic vintage for the Finger Lakes. Budbreak was early and a hard freeze on May 13th threatened many vineyards. June and July were very wet with frequent rains and high disease pressure. Finally, mid-August the region saw some sun although rains continued at regular intervals. The long fall season dried out a bit to make the vintage a very classic style with bright acidity and cool climate fruit flavors. It also allowed us to fully ripen the Cabernet Franc that makes up most of this blend in this fresh style of Rose.
Winemaking: To produce our Rose, we used Cabernet Franc which was pressed quickly to ensure a delicate rose color and minimal skin tannins. We allowed the pressed juice to sit on gross lees for several days before racking to enhance the body and texture of the final wine. Then a long, cool fermentation in stainless steel maximized the intense aromas and flavors. For the final blend we added a small amount of our Chardonnay fermented in a neutral French Oak barrel to lengthen the finish and solidify the acid backbone of the wine.
Wolffer Estate The Grapes Of Roth Merlot 2020 750ml
Expert Review - Vintage 2020
The Wine Enthusiast by Christina Pickard writes 92 Points | 2020 was a stellar vintage across New York State, despite the challenges of picking in a pandemic year. This charmingly demonstrates Long Island's prowess with Merlot. A fragrant fruit salad perfume of summer berries with subtle purple flower, vanilla and baking spice tucked beneath. It's supple, structured and harmonious, with firm, sappy tannins and a crunch of acidity.
Winemaker Description
The Grapes of Roth is Winemaker Roman Roth's private label, and a true testament to his classic, yet adventerous, wine-making style. Wonderful dark cherry fruit with well integrated oak, classic graphite and great minerality is complimented by a very savory and elegant finish.
Dark red brick in color. Elegant aromas of cassis and fine toasted sandalwood fill the glass. The mouth-feel is rich and concentrated, yet balanced with wonderful fruit of plumbs, prunes and amazing minerality. The finish has layers of ripe tannins and nicely toasted oak with fine classic earthiness, leather and iodine notes. The fruit and alcohol provide great length and make this a very special Merlot that possesses great aging potential and is the perfect partner with food.
This is a wine to be aged. It has a huge maturation curve ahead and will gain many more nuances and facets. Serve just at room temperature. Pair this Merlot with dishes you might think of for big, bold wines: steak, cassoulet, duck and decadent dark chocolate desserts.
Memo Summary Notes
The 2020 Wölffer Estate "The Grapes of Roth" Merlot is widely considered a benchmark for Long Island winemaking. It is the personal label of Wölffer’s longtime winemaker, Roman Roth, who uses it to showcase a more robust, "Right Bank" Bordeaux style that proves Merlot can be both powerful and sophisticated.
The 2020 vintage was particularly stellar for New York, recently earning the #100 spot on the Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Wines of 2025.
