2023 Andante
Tasting Notes: A bold Bordeaux-style blend delivering a mix of red and black fruits and baking spice flavors. Powerful and full in flavor and body yet approachable and friendly in style.
Serving Suggestion: Best served slightly chilled, at 55°-59°F.
Vineyard: 50% Bright Leaf Vineyards - 50% Sawmill Creek Vineyards
Blend: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon - 25% Cabernet Franc - 25% Merlot
Technical Information:
pH 3.72 RS 0.03%
TA 6.4 g/l ABV 13.4%
Cases Produced 267
Vinny Aliperti started his wine journey making wine as a teenager with his relatives, never considering it would one day become his profession. After graduating college with a liberal arts degree and a stint in the Peace Corps, an opportunity to pursue commercial winemaking on his native Long Island was presented and he never looked back. From 1997 through 1999, Vinny apprenticed under winemaker Roman Roth at Wolffer Estate, producing mostly Chardonnay and Merlot at its state-of -the -art facility.
In early 2000, Vinny moved his family to the Finger Lakes to work at the legendary Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, where he was first exposed to Riesling production. In 2001, Vinny joined the startup Atwater Estate Vineyards, where he continues today heading up winemaking operations for over 15 varieties. Its 8000 case facility produces estate grown wines, including multiple Rieslings, Gewurztraminer, Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Franc.
With Atwater's blessing, Vinny and his wife, Kim, started their own label, Billsboro Winery, in Geneva, NY in 2007. Sourcing grapes from Sawmill Creek Vineyards on Seneca Lake, Billsboro specializes in producing small lots dry vinifera wines, including Sauvignon Blanc, Albariño, Syrah, and Pinot Noir.
