Label
The theme for 2017 was magic. It is the third year in a row we produce very high quality and the feeling begun to get magic. This wine is the 2nd best of the four we made from this vintage. The crystal ball is radiating light and smoke, but has a content of a cut grape, and is held by the hands of a fortune-teller.
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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2017-10-04 |
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Harvesting Bishop Backyard and Solitude |
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2017-10-05 |
1st fraction |
Pressing above Bishop Backyard and Solitude. |
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2017-10-05 |
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Harvesting Genesis low grafts |
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2017-10-06 |
1st fraction |
Pressing remaining Bishop backyard and Genesis grafts |
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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 |
2nd fraction |
Pressing above Genesis high and Genesis high grafts |
Some of the grapes had gray rot, but we applied a strict selection at harvest.
Analysis
The analysis is made from the Németh Zsuzsanna laboratory in Badacsonytomaj.
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Alcohol |
15.5 % |
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Sugar |
7.7 gram/liter |
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Total acidity |
6.4 gram/liter |
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Volatile acidity |
0.43 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 |
Some silky character, but somewhat closed and shy |
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Taste |
Despite the alcohol level, it is very balanced |
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Judgment |
Half year after bottling in January 2019, the wine is still a bit closed and shy, like our better quality wines used to be. Very well-made wine, will improve with 1 or 2 years in bottle |
By Christer Sandahl
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Date |
2019-07-20 |
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Color |
Rather pale yellow |
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Smell |
Compact Riesling smell, elegant, pure and crispy, but shy. |
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Taste |
Overwhelmingly warm, attractive rich and balanced. Behaves exemplary in the mouth. Authoritative in the long after-taste. |
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Judgment |
Still a bit closed and shy. All components are in place for a great future and the alcohol will not bother the balance. Just wait a couple of years. |
By Christer Sandahl
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Date |
2020-07-13, in summer |
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Color |
Light to medium yellow |
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Smell |
Still compact Riesling smell, opening up beautifully, elegant, pure and crispy, wow feeling in the nose. |
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Taste |
Attractively warm, rich and balanced. Behaves exemplary in the mouth. Pure, clean and long in the after-taste. |
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Judgment |
Begin to mature. Optimal in every aspect, fruit, acidity, sugar and balance. Drink now or 10 years ahead. 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 |
Fine medium yellow |
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Smell |
Clearly detectable petrol, may be controversial to purists. Compact, cheeky wine. |
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Taste |
Really fleshy in the taste, muscular and unashamed, still long in the after-taste. |
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Judgment |
Matureness obtained surprisingly quickly. Has gone from refined elegance to muscular power. For drama loving people. For Riesling purists this wine may merit "only" 92 points, but for liberal wine lovers it will reach at least 95 points. |
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OBSERVE:
Crystal cut is of solid 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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Internet
For more information, see www.villasandahl.com |