868 Estate Vineyards, Vidal Blanc Passito, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA 2017

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Tasted by: Jason Tesauro
(at Virginia, USA, 25 Mar 2020)
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2028
The 2020 Governor's Cup winner: an ancient wine style from one of the state’s newer players. Following the passito method used for centuries in Italy to make vin santo, winemaker Carl DiManno picked Vidal grapes at early ripeness and laid out bunches on racks for a month of fan-driven air-drying before pressing drops of concentrated juice from the raisined fruit. Tropical sweetness on the nose leads to surprisingly restrained flavours of apricot, raisins, honey, green tea and lemon zest.
868 Estate Vineyards, Vidal Blanc Passito, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA 2017
Producer
868 Estate Vineyards
Brand
Vidal Blanc Passito
Vintage
2017
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
USA
Region
Virginia
Appellation
Loudoun County
Sweetness
Sweet
Closure
Natural Cork
Alcohol
13.20%
Body
Full
Oak
Oaked
Grapes
100% Vidal