VINEYARD NOTES

Grüner Veltliner was planted in 2007 by third generation Fred Frank. Fred became a fan of Grüner Veltliner while studying at Germany’s Geisenheim Institute in the early 1980s. Our Seneca estate vineyard is located in Hector, New York, in the warmest mesoclimate in the Finger Lakes known as the ‘Banana Belt’. Temperatures here are a few degrees warmer than Keuka Lake with more sun exposure thus providing a longer growing season and riper fruit notes. Soils on Seneca are characterized by deep honeoye silt loam. Both our Seneca and Keuka estate vineyards were New York Sustainable Wine growing Vineyard Certified in 2023

WINEMAKER NOTES

Hot and dry. The trend of late bud break continues, beginning in mid-May. A month later in mid-June, most varieties began flowering and fruit set. Between bud break and fruit set, it was warm and dry with only considerable rainfall a handful of times. This allowed the bunches to fertilize properly. Throughout the growing season we were blessed with hot and dry conditions. This kept disease pressure very low. Luckily, our old vines are able to withstand drought conditions. The warm and dry weather continued into the fall allowing us to fully ripen grapes well into October. These weather conditions result in grapes with small berries and ripe flavors giving the wines a fruit-forward profound concentration.

TASTING NOTES

Dr Konstantin Frank Grüner Veltliner features a translucent color. Cool scents of guava, rosewater and candied lime with touches of apricot and papaya on the finish. It’s sleek and vivid while maintaining its focus and precision.