Producer wine
Liten Buffel

COUNTRY :
United States

REGION :
Niagara

PRODUCTION :
12,000 bottles/year

Patrick Vaughn 

“We focus on low intervention wines that reflect a sense of place and time. We are minimalists in the cellar, and in the vineyard. Our wines are dry, unfined, unfiltered, and with no sulfites added. Just foot crushed grapes, settled in old wood, and bottled by hand at the proper time.”

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CUVÉES
Wine

Curated Mutations

Region: New York
Grape: Riesling, Vidal Blanc
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 18 months in neutral oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

Cybernated Half-life

Region: New York
Grape: Cayuga, Vidal Blanc, Vignoles
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging:
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

Sentient Chemistry

Region: New York
Grape: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 18 months in neutral oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

Sol Nectar

Region: New York
Grape: Vidal Blanc
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: under flor 24 months
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

The New Flesh

Region: New York
Grape: Pinot Gris
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 18 months in neutral oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

Caldon’s Vineyard Cabernet Franc

Region: New York
Grape: Cabernet Franc
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: loam, slate
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 12 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“Garden Door”

Region: New York
Grape: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: loam, slate
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, 2 month maceration, spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Aging: col fondo
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“Hear the Drums Echoing” 2018

Region: New York
Grape: Riesling
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: loam, slate
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, 4 week maceration, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 16-18 months in old oak under flor
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“Colors and Allegory” 2018

Region: New York
Grape: Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir
Vineyard Size: 8 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone, loam, slate
Average Age of Vines: 14 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 16-18 months in stainless steel and old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“De la Terre, Pour la Winediva” 2018

Region: New York
Grape: Pinot Gris Ramato
Vineyard Size: 0.40 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 15 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, 4 week maceration, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 16-18 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“Parking Lot;” 2018

Region: New York
Grape: Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Blaufränkisch, Sauvignon Blanc
Vineyard Size: 3.63 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 16-18 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“Mother Makes Glucose”

Region: New York
Grape: Field Blend, Pears, Bookwood Homestead Honey
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: loam, slate
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, 16-18 month spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: col fondoliqueur de tirage of Bookwood Homestead Honey
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“On the Shoulders of Giants”

Region: New York
Grape: Blaufränkisch, Sauvignon Blanc
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: loam, slate
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, spontaneous co-fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 16-18 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“Faucheaux”

Region: New York
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: loam, slate
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 10 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“Hear the Drums Echoing” 2017

Region: New York
Grape: Chardonnay
Vineyard Size: 4 hectares
Soil: loam, slate
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, 4-9 week maceration, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 11 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“Colors and Allegory” 2017

Region: New York
Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Pinot Noir
Vineyard Size: 8 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone, loam, slate
Average Age of Vines: 14 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 18 months in old oak under flor
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“There Was a Fire Here”

Region: New York
Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling
Vineyard Size: 6.85 hectares
Soil: loam, slate, clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 12 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, 4-9 week maceration, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“De la terre, Pour la winediva” 2017

Region: New York
Grape: Pinot Gris
Vineyard Size: 0.40 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 15 years
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, 4-9 week maceration, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 8 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

“Parking Lot;” 2017

Region: New York
Grape: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Size: 3.63 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: blend of Perfetto Pinot Noir and Quast Vineyard Pinot Noir, whole cluster, pigéage, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 9 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

Riesling

Region: New York
Grape: Riesling
Vineyard Size: 11.11 hectares
Soil: sand, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 15 years
Farming: organic, sustainable
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, 4-9 week maceration, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging:
10 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

Shaw Vineyard Riesling

Region: New York
Grape: Riesling
Vineyard Size: 20.23 hectares
Soil: loam, slate
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, 4-9 week maceration, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging:
10 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

Quast Vineyard Pinot Noir

Region: New York
Grape: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Size: 4.04 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 9 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none

Wine

Perfetto Vineyard Pinot Noir

Region: New York
Grape: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Size: 3.23 hectares
Soil: clay, limetsone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, pigéage, spontaneous fermentation in old oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 9 months in old oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none