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".
The two birds in this label, make what they can to scare back.
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 2nd fraction from Bishop backyard east and west plus Solitude (tank nr 9) |
Mixed before fermentation |
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2019-10-24 |
Use of 2nd fraction from genesis high plus grafts from Genesis east and west (tank nr 5) |
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2019-10-25 |
Use of 1st fraction from harvest of Genesis low plus left intact good botrytis from Genesis (tank nr 6) |
Separate fermented |
All grapes was excellent healthy with some grapes having excellent botrytis.
Analysis
Values by the OBI institute.
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Alcohol |
14.9 % vol |
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Sugar |
6.9 / l |
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Total acidity |
5.6 g / l |
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Volatile acidity |
0.46 g / l |
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pH |
3.16 |
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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, after assemblage |
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Color |
Medium yellow, well colored to be such young |
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Smell |
Typical young Sandahl wine, mango, grapefruit peel, only minor pears, smoke, flint stone, elderflower, a bit fiery |
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Taste |
Powerful taste, a fruit bomb, not at all bitter, plums in the after taste. |
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Judgment |
Clean and well-made Riesling, already available to drink. |
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 |
Compared to 2019 Birdie Num Num, more compact and less pure, otherwise rather similar. |
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Taste |
Very soft, well-made straight and balanced wine. |
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Judgment |
Has closed up, and now in need of some bottle age. At 94 points now, and will climb to 96 points in 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 |
