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Vipava Pikolit Red Lanthieri

Vipava Pikolit Red Lanthieri is a sweet wine made of grapes dried in small crates.

It has a distinctive aroma and a full and long flavour. This dessert wine belongs to a group of very special top quality wines.

Vintage: 2002

Variety: 100 % Cabernet Sauvignon.

Grape growing and winemaking details:

Vineyard: Selected vineyards in the vicinity of the village Podraga.
Harvest: By hand, last days of October.
Maceration: Selected grapes have to grow ripe already on the vine. Then, the best grapes are selected and put into small crates. The grapes are dried in aired and dry rooms for 2-3 months and in this time the concentration of sugar in grapes almost doubles. The must made of dried grapes ferments for a long time, sometimes till spring.
Fermentation: Controlled at a temperature of 16 ºC.
Maturation: Young wine maturates in wooden barrels that must not be filled to the top, at least for two years.

Wine description:

Colour: Cherry red with shades of burnt orange.
Nose: Intense, reminiscent of plums, cherries and raisins.
Palate: Notes of chocolate and vanilla with coffee present in the aftertaste.
Harmony: Warm, sweet wine with rich aromas conjuring up a unique character.
Ageing potential: Up to 12 years.

Wine parameters:

Alcohol: 13,2 %vol.
Sugar content: 62 g/l of residual sugar.
Total acidity: 5,3 g/l.
Serving temperature: 15 – 18 ºC.
Desserts, gâteaus, walnut štruklji (walnut pie), walnut potica (walnut roll).