Appellation
The North Fork of Long Island, New York
Description
Intense and gorgeously balanced, Bouquet seduces with every sip. This Vin Doux Naturel is a blend of Chardonnay (85%) and Gewurztraminer (15%). Closure: cork.
Tasting Notes
An exotic expression of orange, ginger, lychee and rose scents. Vivid fruit creates a beautiful counterpoint to the wine’s crisp acidity and medium-high alcohol. Pleasantly sweet, soft, light-bodied, lingering in perfume and mellow in taste.
Winegrowing Notes
The 2009 growing season was cool and rainy, and harvest was a few weeks later than usual, affecting brix and acidity levels and enhancing the grapes’ aromatics.
Winemaking Notes
During fermentation, yeasts transform the grapes’ sugar into alcohol, CO2 gas and heat. To capture and save some of the grape’s sugar from fermenting, the must (a mixture of grape juice, stems, grape skins seeds and pulp) is fortified with grape spirit. The remaining unfermented sugar, called residual sugar (RS), creates a sweet wine.
Alc.: 17% pH: 3.45 TA: 4.58 RS: 50 g/L.
Alc.: 17% pH: 3.45 TA: 4.58 RS: 50 g/L.
Serving Suggestions
Serve as the finale to a beautiful meal, on its own or accompanied by biscotti, madeleines, nougatine, petits fours or other miniature desserts. Or, try it with foie gras for savory contrast.
Price
$24.99 / 375 ml
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