TASTE BENCHMARKS | |||
Profile #1 Intense, Stylized Style |
Profile #2 Late Harvest Style |
||
---|---|---|---|
Appearance | Straw-gold to amber | Amber-gold after considerable age. | |
Aroma | Concentrated honey, rosin, pine needles, cashew nut, coconut, tamarind, graham, quince, coffee and yeasty notes. | No oxidation despite alarming color. Botrytis honey and orange, jasmin, peach nectar, meaty elements, tamarind and petrol, developing considerable bouquet over time. | |
Flavor | Intense, full-bodied, flavors of toffee, honey, marmite, coconut, apricot and dried orange peel and tamarind, complexed by sur lies influence. Sometimes bitter in the finish. | Amazing density and minerality. Around 4% residual sugar, balanced by substantial acidity. | |
Balance | Moderate alcohol, occasionally sweet, driving minerality, very long and rich. | ||
PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS | |||
Oenological | Involved barrel processing: in-barrel fermentation, malolactic, years of lees stirring. | ||
Terroir | High latitude, long summer days, moderating lake effect prevents winter kill, moderates temprature, and creates wind that dries vines. Well-drained benches 500-1,200 feet. | High latitude, long summer days, moderating lake effect prevents winter kill, moderates temprature, and creates wind that dries vines. Well-drained benches 500-1,200 feet. |