It hasn't been the greatest growing season for late harvest wines. It has actually been too warm and dry - there has been no rainfall in October. Last week there was heavy ground fog nearly every day, which is a more desirable climatic condition for Noble Rot, but it may be too little, too late. Last Tuesday, whilst driving to work, I did espy a vineyard crew working their way through the vineyard with 5 gallon buckets, no doubt making one of many picking passes, selecting only clusters that were showing a good dose of Botrytis cinerea. I hear the Dolce harvest can last up to 6 weeks. It's not a cheap wine, but it is a great tipple.
4 comments:
Vinogirl, Dolce, "soft and sweet", is such a beautiful word!
The relationship resembles a type of symbiosis just for us tipplers!
I wouldn't mind a go at that...or did we already try it?
NHW: Ties in with the whole Far Niente thing (dolce far niente). Have you tried this wine?
Thud: I don't think you have had this. We shared a bottle of Grgich's Violetta once - also a late harvest, botrytised wine, but a blend of Sauvignon blanc, Riesling and Gewurztraminer.
Vinogirl, no, but that one and the Shafer Firebreak Dessert Wine are two I'd really love to find and tipple 8-)
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