2020 SANDAHL 'Thor's hammer -Mjölnir-'
(rhine) riesling, rare peak grade, ultra late harvest, badacsony, hungary.

Labels

For our three 2020 wines, we chose three of the most well-known gods and goddesses from the Old Norse era - Thor, Odin and Freya. Each of them we found out has a personal artifact, Thor has his hammer, Freya has her amulet, and Odin has his horse.

Thor is the good that has given name to the weekday Thursday. He is the son of Odin, and the strongest of all gods. When Tor is angry, he rides around on his chariot pulled by two goats among the clouds, and fights the evil giants with his hammer Mjölnir (a symbol of the thunderbolt). This is how thunder arises (the word thunder refers to Thor).

Weather

Apart from trying late harvesting during recurrent rain falls, the 2020 season was very good and uncomplicated. The spring was humid and kick-started the growing season. The summer was warm but not overly hot, with regular rain, and thus beneficial for the vines. August and September was mainly dry, and didn't induce any noticeable rot.

Origin

 
Harvest date
Juice from fraction and vineyard
  1st fraction of juice mixed before fermentation from harvest
  2020-10-21 Genesis High + Genesis Grafts West and
  2020-10-22 Bishop Backyard West + Solitude

Analysis

Values by the OBI institute. TBD.

  Alcohol 14.1 % by value
  Sugar 5.0 gram / liter
  Total acidity 5.1 gram / liter
  Volatile acidity 0.39 gram / liter
  pH 3.23
  Bottle 750 milliliter
  Cork Nature cork

Tastings

By Christer and Gunnel Sandahl.

  Date 2023-04-06
  Color Medium yellow
  Smell Remarkably crystal clear and pure Riesling: Spring flowers, citrus and flint stone.
  Taste Fresh mango, a bit fiery, noticeable acidity but not dominating, yet thick and rich
  Judgment Still a bit young to drink, will be much better in a couple of years.


Solid ground
screw 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.

  2010 The stamp, Recept  
  2011 Magic rain, Cappuccino oil, Give me five  
  2012 Laundry hanger, Multiplexor, Rake & scoop, Elephant tap, Box fixture  
  2013 Count down, All of a kind, Gold standard, Secret  
  2014 S.O.S., m.m.s.  
  2015 Dry honey, Wet stones, Citrus x Limon, Bear glue, Bella sunrise, Tussilago  
  2016 Banana split, Chicken year, Street smart, Tie mania  
  2017 Ball of fame, Crystal cut, Rabbit periscope, Shop stop  
  2018 Oh deer, Sign up, Not yet, By the way, Dig it  
  2019 Birdie Num Num, Brave Birds, Starling Village, Air Dive  
  2020 Thor's hammer -Mjölnir-, Freya's amulet -Brisingamén-, Odin's horse -Sleipnir-  
  2021 Somewhere Eltz, Cottage cheese, Tent-a-tive  
  2022 Evergreen, Golden moments, Roses darling, Out of the Bluee  

Internet

For more information, see www.villasandahl.com

Villa Sandahl Kft
Római út 203/1
8261 Badacsony
Hungary