Altolandon - Dulce Enero 50cl (Ice Wine)

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100% Petit Manseng. The name of the grape comes from its small, thick skin berries. With small yields of the grapevine, they’re left on the vine till January (Enero) to produce an Ice Wine. Vinified as a richly sweet wine with stone fruit characters such as peach, apricot, citrus & sweet spice. This low yielding variety enjoys a long ripening season; giving the grapes time on the vine to shrivel. Sugar content is concentrated as the excess water evaporates. The thick skin, loose bunches & a high level of acidity makes this extended time on the vine possible. This variety is able to retain the acidity, balancing out the sweetness contributed by the naturally high sugar content, without danger of botrytis. Harvested in January, when temperatures have remained below minus five degrees for at least five consecutive days but never below minus 13 degrees. These weather conditions mark the beginning of this harvest, which is why this wine cannot be produced every year. Manual harvest of frozen but healthy grapes without rot, which are quickly pressed in the same vineyard as the grape, with the ice crystals still in the grape which causes a high concentration of sugars in the must & acidit

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