Palate
Available as a special release, our Après dessert wine is
creamy and soft with luscious apricot, citrus, and honey notes
and a luxurious finish. Serve well chilled.
Growing Conditions
We have been growing and sourcing the Vignoles grape for
many years for its uniquely vibrant citrus and tropical fruit
aromas. The fungus botrytis, nicknamed by the French the
“noble rot”, grows somewhat on most grapes, but it loves
Vignoles. Botrytis dessicates the berries, which intensifies the
flavors. This process, crucial to the famed Sauternes dessert
wines, is likewise one of the secrets to our Après.
- Grower Swedish Hill Vineyard
Harvest
Oct. 2021
Bottling
Sep. 1, 2022
Winemaking
About 25% of the Vignoles grapes in this 2021 vintage were “happily”
botrytisized.
- Residual Sugar: 13%
- Winemaker Daniel Bissell
- Fermentation 100% in tanks
Food Pairing
A delicious companion to fruit tarts, carrot cake, desserts
with chocolate and whipped cream, or drizzled over fresh
fruit, or cheesecake. Or enjoy on its own instead of dessert,
sip by sip, in a little wine glass!