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 is taken from the movie "The Party" from 1968, when Hrundi V. Bakshi (Peter Sellers) with typical Indian pronunciation reads what is on the bird's food bowl.
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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2019-10-23 |
Use of 1st fraction from Bishop backyard east and west plus Solitude (tank 4) |
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2019-10-24 |
Use of 1st fraction from Genesis high plus grafts from Genesis east and west (tank 8) |
All grapes was excellent healthy with some grapes having excellent botrytis.
Analysis
Values by the OBI institute.
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Alcohol |
14.4 % vol |
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Sugar |
7.0 g / l |
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Total acidity |
5.6 g / l |
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Volatile acidity |
0.37 g / l |
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pH |
3.13 |
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Bottle |
750 ml |
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Cork |
Nature |
Tastings
By Christer Sandahl.
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Date |
2020-07-11, just after assemblage. |
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Color |
Light medium yellow. |
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Smell |
Typical young Sandahl wine, less intense, citrus, only minor pears, smoke, much mineral, flint stone, a bit fiery. |
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Taste |
Powerful taste, a stylish mineral bomb, not at all bitter, stony after taste. |
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Judgment |
Clean and well-made Riesling, need some years of bottle age. |
By Christer Sandahl.
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Date |
2021-04-14, ahead of spring season. |
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Color |
Medium yellow. |
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Smell |
Still a young wine, no pears anymore, smoke, wax, surreal class, soft with citrus, luxury and expensive feeling, still a bit restrained. |
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Taste |
Dreamlike acidity, super balanced, elegant, not at all bitter, stony after taste. |
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Judgment |
Going from strength to strength, probably the best wine we have made so far. 95 points for the moment, potential for 98 points after some years. |
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Rare peak
cork capsule
gold 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 |
