Labels
The 2016 label theme is traveling in Indochina. In this part of the world, 2016 was the year of the rooster. The rooster on the label is a modern feminist, and rather prefer to name it the Chicken Year.
Weather
In summer 2016, the maximum temperature were slightly over 30 degree only in few occasions, and the vines were not stressed by the heat. There were just enough rain showers to avoid the vines being stressed from drought.
For late harvesters, October 2016 was a real mess with cold weather and much rain. Consequently, the sugar growth in Riesling was moderate and the acidity got high and was preserved all the way to harvest in October
Origin
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2016-10-13 |
Harvest of Genesis high |
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2016-10-13 |
Use of 2nd fraction from pressing above harvest |
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2016-10-15 |
Harvest of Bishop Backyard and Genesis west |
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2016-10-17 |
Use of 1st fraction from pressing above harvest |
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2016-10-17 |
Harvest of Solitude and Genesis east |
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2016-10-18 |
Use of 1st fraction from pressing above harvest |
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2016-10-18 |
Harvest of Genesis low |
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2016-10-19 |
Use of 1st fraction from pressing above harvest |
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2016-10-19 |
Harvest of Bishop Garden |
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2016-10-21 |
Use of 1st fraction from pressing above harvest |
Analysis
The analysis is made by the Hungarian OBI institute.
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Alcohol |
12.8 % vol |
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Sugar |
6.5 g / l |
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Total acidity |
6.8 g / l |
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Volatile acidity |
0.22 g / l |
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Bottle |
750 ml |
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Cork |
Nature |
Tastings
By Christer Sandahl
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Date |
2020, in the summer |
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Color |
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Smell |
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Taste |
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Judgment |
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By Christer Sandahl
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Date |
2019, in the summer |
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Color |
Medium yellow. |
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Smell |
Quite strong smell of yellow fruit, ripe gooseberries, flowers and a hint of perfume. Still very nice and attractive in the smell. |
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Taste |
The wine gum has disappeared and is succeeded by apples and lemons in a stylish and powerful framing. Lovely balance between sugar, acidity and tannins, with a long powerful after-taste. |
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Judgment |
As expected, this wine has soften up to a rich mouth of wine and the consumption window has just opened. |
By Christer Sandahl
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Date |
2017, in the summer, soon after bottling |
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Color |
Light yellow. |
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Smell |
A bit shy smell, warm fruit and flowers, style and attraction. |
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Taste |
Yellow apples, some wine gum and raisins, stylish acidity and a strong after taste. |
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Judgment |
Still a bit hard and unyielding, but very promising, and needs a year to come around. Recalling the youthful character of 'count down' and 'Rake and Scope' when they were at this age. |
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OBSERVE:
Chicken Year is of mid range 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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Internet
For more information, see www.villasandahl.com |
