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".
Starlings are very social and flock oriented, thus like to settle in a village of bird boxes.
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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2019-10-22 |
Use of 1st fraction from Bishop Garden (tank 1) |
Separately fermented |
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2019-10-22 |
Use of 2nd fraction from Bishop Garden and Genesis low (tank 2) |
Mixed before fermentation |
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2019-10-25 |
Use of 2nd fraction from Genesis low (tank 7) |
All grapes was excellent healthy with some grapes having excellent botrytis.
Analysis
Values by the OBI institute.
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Alcohol |
14.5 % vol |
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Sugar |
5.3 g / l |
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Total acidity |
5.3 g / l |
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Volatile acidity |
0.40 g / l |
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pH |
3.23 |
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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 |
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Color |
Light medium yellow |
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Smell |
Citrus, soft pears, ripe fruit, straight and well-made |
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Taste |
Soft, attractive taste, easy to like, long balanced after taste. |
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Judgment |
Our Solid ground entry grade often outperform our competitors best wines. |
By Christer Sandahl.
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Date |
2021-04-14, ahead of spring season. |
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Color |
Light to medium yellow |
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Smell |
Mild citrus, tarragon, pure soft acidity, pears has faded but still a bit undeveloped, a very well-made mid range wine. |
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Taste |
No bitterness at all, attractive taste, easy to like, balanced after taste. |
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Judgment |
Can be approached now at 92 points, but will reach 94 points within some years. |
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Mid range
cork capsule
white 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 |
