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Wine Details
Price:
$50.00 per bottle
Description:
Ledson winery’s first Tawny Port has taken us years to make. In fact those long years in the barrel are what makes this wine so special. The toast of the barrel and the age of the wine bring forth softer flavors of caramel crème brulee and fig that are framed by aromas of brown sugar, fig and almond. This sweet goodness lingers long onto the finish with traces of candied hazelnut, chocolate and Jamaican cinnamon. Wonderfully seductive and bold, this wine is guaranteed a crowd favorite!
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Varietal Definition
Zinfandel:
Zinfandel is a variety of red grape planted in over 10 percent of California wine vineyards. DNA fingerprinting revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski, and also the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in the 'heel' of Italy. It is typically made into a robust red wine. Its taste depends on the ripeness of the grapes from which it is made. Red berry fruits like raspberry predominate in wines from cooler areas such as the Napa Valley, whereas blackberry, anise and pepper notes are more common in wines made in warmer areas such as Sonoma County. Many Zinfandels come from head pruned ‘Old Vines’. ‘Old Vine’ is generally understood to mean a vine that is more than 50 years old and that produces less than three tons per acre. ‘Head Pruning’ is an old European style of pruning that trains the vine into the shape of a goblet. It requires no wires or other complex trellis systems. Head pruning spreads the fruit uniformly along the vine and allows light penetration.In the USA a semi-sweet Rosé (blush-style) wine called ‘White Zinfandel’ has achieved widespread popularity. In fact, this popularity has so outstripped all other forms that many fans think there is actually a grape called “White Zinfandel” (there isn’t)!
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Port:
Port wine (also known as Vinho do Porto, Oporto, Porto, and often simply Port) is typically a sweet wine, but comes as dry or semi-dry too. It is often served as a dessert wine. Under European Union guidelines, only the product from Portugal may be labeled as Port. Port is created in a unique way that captures the fruit and flavor of the ripe grapes in wines that possess extraordinary longevity. During fermentation, prior to reaching the point where all of the natural grape sugars have been converted into alcohol, high-proof grape brandy (beneficio) is added to the vats to stop the fermentation. This leaves a wine with great depth of color and a high natural sweetness. In terms of sweetness, port wine can be very sweet, sweet, semi-dry, dry or extra dry. It is the winemaker who determines just how sweet a port wine will be according to when he interrupts the fermentation.
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