New Wine Releases
We are delighted to announce Jim’s 2020 Maréchal Foch, dry red wine, is now available for tasting! His 2018 Maréchal Foch was so popular that it was limited in purchase as well as to taste but it still sold out quickly. So, those of you, reading this, who came back looking for more Maréchal Foch won’t be disappointed. The 2020 vintage is smooth with medium-full body. The hints of orange zest balances the blackberry, plum and tannin.
We also released his latest vintage of Pinot Noir – 2020. It has lovely aromas with hints of leather that are characteristic of Pinot Noir. While light in body – as many Pinots are – it is crisp on the palate that will mellow with age. This pairs well with roasted poultry, shrimp and vegetables.
Did you ever wonder what happens with the wines, in the winery cellar in the winter?
Being a limited production winery and open only 2-4 days 6 months of the year, we can age our wines before offering them for tasting and sale.
One tank of 2019 Riesling is resting for six more months before it will be bottled. It will be released as a Reserve Riesling. So part of this vintage has been ‘reserved’ to see how, with more time, it will develop. Now it has mild notes of lime with a crisp, clean finish.
The 2020 Vignoles/Traminette is unoaked and will be aged 8-more months before being bottled.
The 2020 Chardonnay is unoaked. The wine has lime and pineapple flavors developing. This will be bottled in the early summer 2024 and then released for tasting room visitors and sale.
The 2020 Pinot Noir is a classic, old-world Pinot – gentle. It will be fined and bottled in June and ready for visitors in the tasting room in the late 2024 summer. The 2021 Chambourcin was fermented by ‘carbonic maceration.’ It has berry, almost liquorish notes. This wine will be left in the barrel one more year before bottling.
While you’re here, you can learn about the various methods of winemaking as well as walk in the vineyard. Tours are available when one of the owners is in the tasting room. Tour or not, you’ll learn about wine-growing and making wine while talking with our professional staff.
You can bring a picnic, add a glass of Frontenac Point wine and enjoy the view from the covered deck. But due to limited space if people are waiting to be on the deck, your time may be limited to one hour.
Jazz and Boots
We adopted our 13th and 14th vineyard dogs, Jazz and Boots, from Paws of Valor Animal Rescue in Tennessee in 2017. They were together for more than five years growing up in Detroit. Their story is full of love and tragedy. Now they enjoy life in the vineyard!
