Ria's Sunny Side Red Blend 2023

42% MERLOT, 33% CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 25% CABERNET FRANC • ESTATE VINEYARD • SENECA LAKE AVA • 67 CASES

THE HEAT OF 2023 WAS ABOVE AVERAGE, AND THIS ALLOWED FOR BRIGHT CHERRY AND RASPBERRY FRUIT AROMAS AND DEVELOPED TANNINS, WHILE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES OF FALL PRESERVED THE GREEN PEPPER, CEDAR AND LOW ALCOHOL CHARACTERISTICS OF A COOL-CLIMATE GROWING REGION. PLAYFULLY NAMED SUNNY SIDE DUE TO OUR ESTATE'S LOCATION IN THE 'BANANA BELT' OF SOUTHEAST SENECA LAKE.