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Living Roots, Bone-Dry Riesling, 2024

White Wine from New York, United States
by Living Roots
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Living Roots is a genuine two-hemisphere story: Seb Hardy descends from six generations of Australian winemakers, his wife Colleen hails from Rochester, and together they chase two harvests a year between the Finger Lakes and South Australia. This is the Finger Lakes at its cool-climate best, a fully dry Riesling in a region where the grape often leans sweet. Bone-dry, lemony, and racy, it's the crisp, versatile white every table needs. An easy introduction to one of New York's most inventive young projects.

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Wine Enthusiast

91 points

"A vibrant yellow hue, this small batch Riesling offers up enticing aromas of honeyed stone and citrus fruit with subtler floral nuances. The waxy texture adds weight and food friendliness, finishing on a spiced lemon note. A classy drop now, this should evolve into something all together more complex with several more years in bottle." —Christina Pickard

More about Living Roots

Living Roots makes wine in two hemispheres: Seb and Colleen Hardy split each year between New York's Finger Lakes and South Australia's Adelaide Hills, so they get two harvests a year.

Seb is a sixth-generation winemaker. His ancestor Thomas Hardy, who founded the Hardy's wine business, planted vines in South Australia in 1853. Colleen is from Rochester, New York. They met during the 2014 harvest at Hardy's in McLaren Vale and started Living Roots in 2016, opening an urban winery in Rochester in 2017. A cellar door at the family's K1 vineyard in the Adelaide Hills followed in 2021, then a winery on Shale Creek Vineyard above Keuka Lake in 2023, a property that belongs to Colleen's family.

Each side of the business plays to its region: whites and sparkling from the cool Finger Lakes, brighter reds from South Australia. Seb trained at the University of Adelaide and worked vintages in Australia, France, Italy, Austria and the US. He aims for minimal inputs and maximum quality.

Our New York shelf shows the house sense of humor: bone-dry Riesling, a textured Pinot Gris, a pale dry rosé, and Red Rizza, which is Riesling juice fermented on Cabernet Franc skins.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Riesling

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Raw oysters, a shellfish platter, or lemon-dressed grilled trout.

Tasting Profile

Lemon and citrus, crisp and bone-dry, light-bodied with tart, mouthwatering acidity.