Long Island Wines
Located in southeast New York State, the Long Island Wine Region is structured around three AVAs: North Fork of Long Island, The Hamptons and the all-encompassing Long Island AVA. The maritime-influenced climate welcomes Bordeaux varieties, including Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with Chardonnay, and Riesling also showing a strong presence. Compared to the cooler Finger Lakes region located in the northern part of the state, Long Island sees a growing season that’s nearly three weeks longer. For more information about Long Island wines, visit our Wine Reviews.
Brooklyn Oenology 2006 Motley Cru Red (North Fork of Long Island)
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- $18
Pepper, herbs and black fruit on the nose are followed by simple flavors of spice, violet and berry on the palate. Spicy with a spin of brooding fruit. Not terribly poised but an interesting sip.
— S.K.
(2/1/2010)
Corey Creek 1998 Rosé (North Fork of Long Island)
- $11
Peach and faint berry flavors in a light, crisp rosé with just a hint of residual sugar. A versatile picnic wine that's a cheerful copper hue to boot.
— J.C.
(4/1/2001)
Hargrave NV Fleurette Rosé (North Fork of Long Island)
- $10
A lightweight Pinot that’s actually marketed as a rosé, this wine nevertheless manages to pack in decent flavors of apple skin, red berries and cinnamon, capped off by some leathery, meaty notes.
— J.C.
(4/1/2001)
Castello di Borghese 2005 Fleurette Rosé (North Fork of Long Island)
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- $10
For fans of sweet wine, this sugary rose will please, but fans of drier rose will find this to be a bit of a candy bomb. A blend of chardonnay (around 75%) and merlot (around 25%), it has aromas of peach and strawberry, and those flavors, combined with a bit of acidity, are playful on the palate. It's a basic wine but pleasant.
— S.K.
(2/1/2007)
Jamesport 2006 Rosé (North Fork of Long Island)
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- $16
Raspberry and strawberry play on the palate, backed by a good acidity and some weight and complexity on the tongue to balance it out. The finish is good and the overall impression is favorable.
— S.K.
(7/1/2007)
Duck Walk 2010 Rosé (The Hamptons, Long Island)
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- $15
Hints of spice and Morello cherries entice on the nose of this pleasantly dry rosé made from Merlot grapes. The palate is clean with decent red fruit flavors, but there’s a hollowness overall, and a hint of tomato water on the finish that detracts.
— A.I.
(12/31/2011)
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