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FINCA SAN BLAS2013 Vino Dulce
TASTE PROFILEBeautifully honeyed and ripe Sauternes-like nose of peach, grape seed, pineapple, passion fruit, saffron, marzipan and tangy marmalade notes. The brilliant jab of wonderfully fresh acidity on the palate cuts through the honey and spice, butterscotch, mango and toffee and leads to a great length.
GRAPES50% Merseguera50% Chardonnay
APPELLATIONUtiel Requena D.O
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VINEYARDClay and chalk dominate the soil in the vineyards the Chardonnay &Merseguera both lie. Of the large estate, Finca San Blas only uses the best1/4 of grapes for their wines, and sells the remainng to other wineries!
ALTITUDE750 Meters
HARVESTBy hand in December 2013
TOTAL PRODUCTION133 - 6 bottle cases
BOTTLING DATEMarch 2015
STYLE OF VINTAGEThe 2013 summer was stormy and not very hot. September was cool and rainy, with frequent fogs on the selected plots. Development of abundant botrytis cinerea during October. Natural drying of some grains.
WINEMAKING & AGINGThe grapes were soft pressed for no more than 12 hoursleading into natural fermentation, without added yeast or sulfurous, at room temperature (12ºC), in second year oak barrels until the end of September 2014 (almost 1 year fermenting), until it stops spontaneously. Aging with its own yeast in the oak barrels where it fermented, for 15 more months
FOOD PAIRINGSOn its own or with bleu cheeses, foie gras, pates, fresh fruit, nuts and the like.
ALCOHOL10.5 %
FORMAT500ml
Voted “Best Dessert Wine” inthe world - Decanter 2016
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