RGNY - Viognier 2021

WHITE WINE

Description

From Mexico to New York: Started in 2019, RG | NY is a new brand from the Rivero González family who have cultivated the land of their vineyards in Parras, Coahulia Mexico –the oldest winegrowing region in the Americas - for 25 years. The González family is characterized by being true to their values excellence, heritage, craft, innovation, sustainability, and community. They aim to continue their family’s winemaking tradition and legacy on the North Fork. Bright, expressive, young and fruit-forward. These are wines that perfectly represent North Fork region; well-balanced acidity and freshness with a lingering finish that seamlessly makes them the perfect wines for year round consumption. Comprised of complex wines from special vineyard blocks with smaller productions; wines that require greater attention, as there’s more challenge in finding the perfect balance and expression, to harvest at the right time, and to respect what the fruit has to give us. RG | NY is a member of Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing (LISW); not-for-profit organization that provides education and certification for Long Island vineyards in order to reduce the environmental impact.

Tasting notes

Highly aromatic with notes of star fruit, kiwi, and apricot. This Viognier is Sustainably farmed and hand-harvested with minimal intervention. It undergoes skin contact for 5 hours and is fermented in stainless steel tanks at 55°F and left on the lees for 2 months with bâtonnage every 3 to 4 days. It is then aged in a combination of stainless steel and 22% second use French oak barrels for 4 months. 100% Viognier and Certified Sustainable with only 3,024 bottles produced.