What is a late harvest wine?
We tell you about the characteristics and elaboration of this type of wine and how to consume it to enjoy it to the fullest.
The differences with the natural sweet wine and what is botrytization or noble rot.
Late harvest wines -also called “late wines”- are an important a type of sweet wine made from grapes that, instead of being harvested at their usual point, are left to overripen on the plant. allowing natural dehydration to take place in the process, thus achieving a higher sugar concentration. Generally are made from varieties with very good acidity levels. in order to achieve a good balance in the final product.
What are botrytized sweet wines?
These wines are made with grapes that undergo a process based on the fungus botrytis cinereaThe grapes suffer alterations of the grape, which invades the vines and their fruit and leaves a gray mold on them, which is why it is also called gray or noble rot.
The grapes suffer alterations that will give rise to some particular aroma and flavor notes.
En la planta, mientras el hongo actúa en forma controlada por nuestros agrónomos, los racimos afectados son envueltos para evitar la deshidratación que produce un medio tan seco como el de Gualtallary, en el Valle de Uco, donde este hongo requiere de un rocío artificial para prosperar.
What is the difference between a late harvest wine and a natural sweet wine?
The difference is that in the case of natural sweet wine, it is produced with grapes that, thanks to the strong sunshine they receive in our latitudes, obtain an interesting concentration of sugar.
After being harvested at their usual point, during the winemaking process, the grapes are stopped at the end of the process. fermentation through cold and yeast filtration, so that they retain a good level of sugars and relatively low alcohol levels, usually between 9 and 11 degrees.which are usually between 9 and 11 degrees. Rutini Vin Doux NaturelThis is a wine made from grapes of the variety Semillon and Verdicchio from our estate in Gualtallary, Uco Valley..
Tiene un paso del 50% del corte por barrica de roble francés durante 15 meses y permite unos 10 años de guarda.
To the eye it is a clear and bright golden yellow.
Thanks to the overripening of the grapes and the effect of the botrytization is a wine with a singular aroma (flowers, green apple, baked quinces, honey), owner of an exceptional complexity.. What to serve with Vin Doux Naturel Late Harvest?It is a special wine to accompany foie gras, endive salad with blue cheese vinaigrette, dry pastries, blue cheeses (such as Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Danish Blue), crème brûlée and creamy and fruity desserts during the after-dinner meal.
