Lamoreaux Landing Chardonnay 2008 - Finger Lakes (Seneca Lake), New York, USA
20€; 12,6% abv. A very perfumed, almost Viognier-like aroma on opening. That quickly calms down and the wine radically changes to smell like a cool climate wine with nice citrus and asparagus notes that struggle to shine from beneath the oak (2/3rds of the wine sees oak - and from the toffee aromas I guess much of that must have been new). Delightfully high acidity, lots of citrus. But once again the toffee character from the oak is something I dislike. With this type of oak: not to my taste.
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Too bad they didn't go for a Riesling. Had a chance to try one last February in New York, by a producer called Bloomek Creek Vineyard, and it was actually rather nice. Structurally similar to a Mosel Kabinett (actual Kabinett that is), lowish alcohol and all, flavorwise more floral and whiter fruit.
It is indeed puzzling why Alko didn't get a FL Riesling since that is perhaps the most celebrated grape grown in the area. But then again, we shouldn't expect rational decisions from Alko. We should always expect the very worst decisions from Alko.
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