Labels
Hungry starlings longing for grapes always swarm above our vineyards in the autumn, to get full before moving to Africa. This vintage was extremely sunny and rain-free, so the birds refused to leave as long as we had unpicked grapes. The label theme then was decided to be "birds".
This label shows an animal flight demonstration.
Weather
This is the third vintage in a row, that has been extremely beneficial for us. Again, it was the extreme suitable weather for vine growing, that was the root cause. Also we get better to fight rot, which lowered the risk when aiming for late harvest.
The weather was characterized by:
- A very wet and cold spring
- An moderate warm summer with dry weather but adequate rain
- A fantastic autumn with only a couple of rainfalls from middle of September to start of November
Origin
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2019-10-22 |
Use of 3rd fraction from Bishop Garden and Genesis low (tank 3) |
Gradually
mixed to tank 3 before fermentation |
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2019-10-23 |
Use of 3rd fraction from Bishop backyard east and west plus Solitude (tank 3) |
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2019-10-24 |
Use of 3rd fraction from Genesis high plus grafts from Genesis east and west (tank 3) |
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2019-10-25 |
Use of 3rd fraction from harvest of Genesis low plus saved good botrytis from Genesis (tank 3) |
All grapes was excellent healthy with some grapes having excellent botrytis.
Analysis
Values by the OBI institute.
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Alcohol |
13.5 % vol |
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Sugar |
7.0 g / l |
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Total acidity |
5.4 g / l |
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Volatile acidity |
0.33 g / l |
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pH |
3.31 |
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Bottle |
750 ml |
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Seal |
Screw cap |
Tastings
By Christer Sandahl.
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Date |
2020-07-11, after assemblage. |
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Color |
Light yellow |
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Smell |
Typical Sandahl Solid ground wine, citrus, soft pears, ripe fruit, straight and well-made |
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Taste |
Soft, attractive taste, easy to like, long balanced after taste. |
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Judgment |
Our Solid ground entry grade often outperform our competitors best wines. |
By Christer Sandahl.
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Date |
2021-04-14, ahead of spring season. |
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Color |
Light yellow |
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Smell |
Shy in the smell, fresh like sheets dried outdoors, cloud-berries. |
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Taste |
Again sheets and cloud-berries, nice and clean, a long and fine finish. Impressive taste. |
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Judgment |
Very promising but young. at 90 points now, but can probably reach 93 points. |
By Christer and Gunnel Sandahl.
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Date |
2023-04-09 |
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Color |
Medium yellow |
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Smell |
Round, rich, and mature Riesling, still graceful and refined. |
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Taste |
Development of tropical fruit, still fresh but in a rich way. Wonderful after taste, clean and long. |
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Judgment |
Not young anymore, yet soft, mature and very approachable: Pity we have sold it out a year ago, at that time before being at top. |
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Solid ground
screw capsule
white text
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Our other wines
Find below clickable links to all our other wines produced since 2010. Observe, that earlier vintages use to be sold out since long. Yellow means rare peaks, gray means mid ranges, and light blue means solid grounds.
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2010 |
The stamp, Recept |
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2011 |
Magic rain, Cappuccino oil, Give me five |
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2012 |
Laundry hanger, Multiplexor, Rake & scoop, Elephant tap, Box fixture |
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2013 |
Count down, All of a kind, Gold standard, Secret |
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2014 |
S.O.S., m.m.s. |
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2015 |
Dry honey, Wet stones, Citrus x Limon, Bear glue, Bella sunrise, Tussilago |
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2016 |
Banana split, Chicken year, Street smart, Tie mania |
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2017 |
Ball of fame, Crystal cut, Rabbit periscope, Shop stop |
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2018 |
Oh deer, Sign up, Not yet, By the way, Dig it |
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2019 |
Birdie Num Num, Brave Birds, Starling Village, Air Dive |
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2020 |
Thor's hammer -Mjölnir-, Freya's amulet -Brisingamén-, Odin's horse -Sleipnir- |
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Internet
For more information, see www.villasandahl.com |
