Label
The theme for 2017 was magic. It is the third year in a row we produce very high quality and the feeling begin to get magic. This wine is the best of the four we made from this vintage. The ball named SANDAHL has been used in past promotions, and now reappear for a magician to master.
Origin
When harvest time did approach, Villa Sandahl staff had not realized how much sugar the grapes had collected, and the first measurement signaled panic to harvest. The grapes to this wine were harvested as specified below, and depending on complementing characters the wine fractions were assembled as also marked below.
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2017-10-07 |
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Harvesting Genesis high and Genesis high grafts |
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2017-10-08 |
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Harvesting Genesis high and Genesis high grafts |
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2017-10-08 |
1st fraction |
Pressing above Genesis high and Genesis high grafts |
The grapes had almost no gray rot or botrytis. Our final portfolio of four 2017 wines was assembled in April 2018.
Analysis
This analysis is made from the Németh Zsuzsanna laboratory in Badacsonytomaj.
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Alcohol |
15.5 % |
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Sugar |
6,6 gram/liter |
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Total acidity |
6 gram/liter |
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Volatile acidity |
0.45 gram/liter |
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Bottle |
Green glass 750 ml |
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Cork |
Natural |
Tastings
By Christer Sandahl.
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Date |
2019-01-04 |
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Color |
Pale yellow |
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Smell |
Fantastic silky character, big in the nose, a bit fury but not alcoholic |
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Taste |
Despite the alcohol level, it is very balanced |
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Judgment |
Very well-made wine. Half year after bottling in January 2019, the wine is surprisingly open to be our highest quality, which normally use to be closed and shy at this point of time |
By Christer Sandahl.
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Date |
2019-07-20 during summer |
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Color |
Still pale yellow, even with a green tint. |
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Smell |
Shy smell, compact Riesling character, some herbs, some mineral, but a shy monster. |
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Taste |
Coating the palate, apart from the alcohol it still tastes like the newly pressed juice, raw Riesling with turpentine and cellulose, quite sexy for a wine maker. |
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Judgment |
It will be exciting to follow this beautiful monster to mature in the future. At the least it will be a fantastic wine. |
By Christer Sandahl.
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Date |
2020-07-13 during summer |
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Color |
Medium yellow, now without the green tint. |
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Smell |
Compact Riesling character, with a grassy hint, some mineral, easy and straight forward |
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Taste |
Big wine on the palate, now more grown up and available to drink. This wine has gradually became elegant and stylish |
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Judgment |
It is surely on the wine to get a fantastic wine. 96 Points out of 100. |
By Christer Sandahl.
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Date |
2021-04-14, ahead of spring season. |
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Color |
Medium to full yellow |
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Smell |
Surprisingly well developed (even with our own standard), clean, open, nice, well-made, refreshing, all such attractive characteristics. |
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Taste |
Lovely taste, forward as always, but now in a grown-up way, straight and refreshing as the smell. |
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Judgment |
Faster than we believed, it has now reached predicted 96 Points out of 100, and should stay there for several years to come. |
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OBSERVE:
Ball of fame is of rare peak grade,
but this is not indicated by the cork capsule.
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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
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Thor's hammer -Mjölnir-,
Freya's amulet -Brisingamén-,
Odin's horse -Sleipnir- |
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2021
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Somewhere Eltz,
Cottage cheese,
Tent-a-tive
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2022
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Evergreen,
Golden moments,
Roses darling,
Out of the Bluee
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Internet
For more information, see www.villasandahl.com |