We attended a wine tasting with a group of friends on Saturday, January 24th, 2021. We were invited by our friend Pan to join them in tasting Lightwell Surveys wines. We have only tasted Lightwell Survey wines once and had not had the chance to try this year’s vintages. When we arrived to find several warehouses and followed the signs to the tasting…
When we walked inside the tasting area, we found it to have tho groovy industrial vibe like no other place we’ve tasted in before. There were exposed brick walls, hanging string-lights from the ceiling, and tons of large windows which allowed natural light in. We started our tasting of four wines and met Sebastian, one of the owners of the winer. We quickly found that his personality matches the building and area spot on; it’s something about someone so passionate about their job that draws you in!
Sebastian walked us through two whites and two reds. The first of the white wines was the 2018 Goodbye Horses. This was an amazing dry Riesling which is made up of 91% Riesling and 9% Petit Manseng. We will be honest we were concerned before trying because we usually stray away from Petit Manseng since they can be sweeter than we like. We found the Goodbye Horses to be a fantastic dry white wine with hints of pear and apple.
The second wine we tasted was the 2018 Los Idiots. This is an excellent red blend wine, which consists of 59% Blaufränkisch and 41% Riesling; this wine freaks you out! On the nose we get sweet lavender, but on the pallet we got the tannins we love so much! This is one of those groovy wines you take to a dinner party and make it a conversation piece for sure.
The third wine we tasted was the 2018 Hintermen. Which is a white wine blend, consisting of 59% Riesling and 41% Petit Manseng. When tasting this wine we got a lemon and straw vide on the pallet with an acid finish. This wine like the others had another funky vibe that drives your pallet crazy and wanting more.
The last wine we tasted was the 2018 The Weird Ones Are Wolves. This was a blend of 87% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Manseng, 4% Riesling, and 3% Blaufränkisch. As we are becoming more Cab Franc lovers we instantly fell in love with this wine. When poured into the glass it has a dark hue, the nose a dark cherry and balanced off with a smokey finish. On the pallet we got a earthy taste with darker fruit vibes. This was our favorite out of the four; however, it was an extremely tough decision because they are all awesome!
The next time Lightwell Survey opens their tasting room don’t walk, run to this tasting room! They are doing amazing things here and are not afraid to push the boundaries of wine making. We had a fantastic time visiting and tasting these wines and we will definitely return to see what they are working on next. If you do visit make sure you tell them the Vavinedudues sent you!
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