A golden dessert wine with very typical Muscat characters on the nose. The wine shows upfront aromas of pineapple, citrus, apricots, a touch of honey and subtle floral notes. The palate is lush with the perfect balance between sweetness and fresh acidity.

MATURATION
With correct cellaring this late harvest will age exceptionally well for at least 10 years from date of vintage.

FOOD PAIRING
Enjoy with dessert or some fine handcrafted cheeses.

WINEMAKER'S COMMENTS
A golden dessert wine with very typical Muscat characters on the nose. The wine shows upfront aromas of pineapple, citrus, apricots, a touch of honey and subtle floral notes. The palate is lush with the perfect balance between sweetness and fresh acidity. The Vin de Hel is an elegant, concentrated and delicious wine to enjoy with dessert or some fine handcrafted cheeses.

VITICULTURAL PRACTICES
Varietal Muscat de Frontignan
Root stock R99
Soil type Hutton – decomposed granite
Age of vines Planted 1986
Plant density 3074 vines per hectare
Trellising Vertical hedge
Pruning 2-bud spurs every 12cm
Irrigation Supplementary drip
Vintage Cool weather conditions constituted smaller more concentrated berries, leading
to wines with great natural acidity and flavour.
Picking date 19 March
Grape sugar 30.3 °B
Acidity 3.8 g/l
pH at harvest 3.62

WINEMAKING PRACTICES
Yeasts Zymaflore ST / Vin 7
Fermentation temp 14 °C
Method The bunches were destalked, crushed with the additional raisins and berries
pulled off the stems by hand and added to tank. Allowed to ferment for 24 hours
on the skins. The fermenting must went through a slow 3 hours press cycle and
the turbid juice carried on fermentation in Stainless steel tanks.

WINE DETAILS
Residual sugar 132.8 g/l
pH 3.54
Total acid 6.1 g/l
Alcohol 11.76% by volume
Maturation 2020– 2030

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