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About the 2009 vintage |
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This year had a relatively normal weather
pattern, without excessive heat or rain flooding. Zsuzsanna
Vineyard is steep with south exposure, implying that a normal
year with moderate heat with some frequent light rain is
the best. Consequently the sugar
stayed on reasonable level until the grapes were obtaining
a mellow ripeness. The acidity were on a healthy and preferred
level for the Riesling but, as usual, a bit low for the
Pinot Gris.
After a serious evaluation, and
considering 2009 being the vintage between the excellent
2008 and the mind-boggling 2010, the quality of the 2009
is not up to standard.
Not any 2009 Villa Sandahl wines
will be released on the market. We are really sorrow for
this.
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Ripeness pattern 2009 |
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Calendar
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Pinot Gris |
Rhine Riesling |
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Date |
Pot. Alcohol |
Total acidity |
Pot. Alcohol |
Total acidity |
| 27 Aug |
*12.1 |
*6.74 |
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| 28 Aug |
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| 29 Aug |
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30 Aug |
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| 31 Aug |
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| 1
Sep |
*13.2 |
*6.81 |
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| 2
Sep |
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| 3
Sep |
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| 4
Sep |
*13.7 |
*6.50 |
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| 5
Sep |
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6
Sep |
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| 7
Sep |
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| 8
Sep |
*13.2 |
*5.78 |
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| 9
Sep |
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10 Sep |
2500 kg Pinot
Gris harvested 1
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| 11
Sep |
** 13.9 |
** 5,8 |
* 12.7 |
* 6.88 ? |
| 12
Sep |
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13
Sep |
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| 14
Sep |
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| 15
Sep |
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* 12.4 |
* 8.53 |
| 16
Sep |
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| 17
Sep |
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| 18
Sep |
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* 12.4 |
* 6.23 ? |
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19 Sep |
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20 Sep |
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21 Sep |
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22 Sep |
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* 13.0 |
* 8.24 |
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23 Sep |
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24 Sep |
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25 Sep |
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* 12.8 |
* 8.31 |
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26 Sep |
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27 Sep |
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28 Sep |
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29 Sep |
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* 12.7 |
* 8.06 |
| 30
Sep |
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1 Oct |
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| 2
Oct |
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* 12,7 |
* 7,83 |
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3 Oct |
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4 Oct |
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| 5
Oct |
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| 6
Oct |
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* 12,9 |
* 7,85 |
| 7
Oct |
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| 8
Oct |
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| 9
Oct |
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*12,8 |
*7,53 |
| 10
Oct |
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11
Oct |
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| 12
Oct |
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| 13
Oct |
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*13,2 |
* 7,58 |
| 14 Oct |
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| 15 Oct |
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6000 kg Riesling
harvested 1
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| 16
Oct |
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** 13,5 |
** 5,6 |
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| Measurements |
Alc = % potential alcohol
(by volume)
TA = gram per litre total acidity (expressed as tartric
acid)* Sample by Tibor Toth,
analysis by FVM wine institute
** Analysed after pressing by Luis Santelices
1 Small harvest due to
modernizing binding (by cutting down the vine stocks)
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Villa Sandahl Kft
8261 Badacsony
Római út 203/1
Hungary
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Sandahl International AB
Box 2045
331 02 Värnamo
Sweden
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