The first new Left Foot Charley Island View Vineyard Pinot Blanc in three years is finally out, and the wait has been well worth it. The winters of 2013-14 and 2014-2015 hit this great Old Mission Peninsula vineyard hard, and it’s taken this long for it to recover, and considering that the wines produced here are consistently on my very short list of favorite Michigan wines, I couldn’t be more pleased, especially after getting my first taste. I make a point of buying this on futures, and picked up my 6-pack during a visit to Traverse City last week. Here are my impressions.

2016 Left Foot Charley Island View Vineyard Pinot Blanc Old Mission Peninsula, 12.2% alc., $18 on futures, $25 regular: Clean pale-to-medium color, with a tinge of lime; expressive green apple nose shaded with a bit of lime echoes and practically explodes on the palate with underlying minerality. Rich, fairly ripe and intense; medium-to-medium-full body, somewhat dense and decidedly intense, with racy acids and good, long length. I’m thinking that a nice Michigan trout, grilled or pan fried, would be a great match for this beauty, and, considering the track records of past vintages, this will only get better over at least the next few years. The LFC Old Mission Peninsula Pinot Blanc that I reviewed recently is quite good. As I expected, this one is really, really good!

LFC: The vines are hand thinned 6 times throughout the growing season to ensure that every cluster gets the proper amount of sunlight and every shoot is carefully positioned so that the leaves can receive the maximum amount of light as well. The fruit is hand harvested by friends and family in a joyous celebration of wine, work, and food. Find this wine

Reporting from Day-twah,

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