Dornfelder
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years of the vintage to fully appreciate its vibrant fruit character and fresh acidity.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Grilled sausages, roasted duck, pork loin with plum sauce
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Channing Daughters is one of the very few producers in the United States, and specifically on Long Island's East End, to champion the German red grape variety Dornfelder. Originally created in Germany in 1955 by August Herold as a crossing designed to add deep color to blends, Dornfelder has found a unique maritime expression in the glacial, sandy loam soils of Bridgehampton. Channing Daughters crafts this varietal red to showcase the grape's naturally striking, ink-dark purple hue and vibrant, juicy acidity. The winemaking philosophy typically employs small-batch fermentation and aging in older, neutral French and Slovenian oak barrels. This approach preserves the grape's intense primary dark berry fruit, exotic spice, and earthy undertones, reflecting the winery's adventurous spirit and dedication to exploring how cool-climate European varieties adapt to the unique terroir of Long Island.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Channing Daughters Winery blev grundlagt i 1982, da venturekapitalisten og billedhuggeren Walter Channing plantede sine første Chardonnay-stokke i Bridgehampton. Sidenhen har vinhuset udviklet sig til en af de mest vovede og nytænkende producenter på Long Islands East End. Ejendommens vinmarker dækker over 11 hektar i South Forks maritime klima, hvor vinstokkene trives i veldrænet siltet Bridgehampton-lerjord, velsignet med kølende havbriser fra Atlanterhavet og et mildt mikroklima skabt af Peconic Bay. Vingården ledes i dag af partner og vinmager Christopher Tracy sammen med partnerne Larry Perrine og Allison Dubin, og huset er desuden medstifter af Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing. Channing Daughters er berømmet for sit mangfoldige druesortiment, der tæller mere end to dusin sorter, samt en avantgardistisk tilgang i kælderen med spontangæring, udstrakt skindkontakt og field blends. Blandt husets referencevine finder man deres banebrydende, skindfermenterede Ramato på Pinot Grigio, Friuli-inspirerede hvidvine på sorter som Tocai Friulano og Ribolla Gialla samt komplekse cuvéer som Meditazione og Envelope.
🍇 Druer
Dornfelder
🍷 ABV
11.5-12.5%