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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 lowest quality of the four we made from this vintage. Even a witch has to do some shopping, and to park her vehicle beside all other shoppers vehicles.
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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2017-09-30 |
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Harvesting Genesis low |
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2017-10-01 |
3rd fraction |
Pressing above Genesis low |
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2017-10-01 |
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Harvesting Bishop Garden |
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2017-10-02 |
2nd and 3rd
fractions |
Pressing above Bishop Garden |
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2017-10-04 |
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Harvesting Bishop Backyard and Solitude |
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2017-10-05 |
3rd fraction |
Pressing above Backyard and Solitude |
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2017-10-05 |
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Harvesting Genesis grafts |
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2017-10-06 |
3rd fraction |
Pressing above 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 |
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Harvesting Genesis high and Genesis high grafts |
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2017-10-08 |
3rd 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 |
15.3 % |
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Sugar |
8.8 gram/liter |
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Total acidity |
6.2 gram/liter |
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Volatile acidity |
0.50 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, half year after bottling |
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Color |
Pale yellow |
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Smell |
Fleshy and powerful |
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Taste |
Charming and powerful wine |
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Judgment |
The wine is fully open and available. Well-made wine for immediate consumption |
By Christer Sandahl.
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Date |
2019-07-20, in summer |
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Color |
Medium yellow |
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Smell |
Still not totally open, but the puppet hair is away. Fine elegant nose, clean and fresh. |
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Taste |
Behaves very well in the mouth. The alcohol is hidden in the rich fruit, lemon and citrus in a stylish but very approachable way. |
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Judgment |
Well-made wine for consumption through the coming 5 years. |
By Christer Sandahl.
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Date |
2021-04-14, some time after it is sold out |
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Color |
Medium matured yellow |
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Smell |
Definitly mature, a bit herbaceus, not likely to improve more. |
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Taste |
A bit hot in the taste, has detectable petrol, again some herbs in a fully matured wine |
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Judgment |
Has aproached its end, and will not be better, it topped at 90 points. |
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OBSERVE:
Shop stop is of solid ground 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 |