Vin D'Or Noble Late Harvest - Boschendal

IN SHORT

📍 Coastal Region · Viognier 85%, Riesling 15%
Sweet late harvest wine with noble Botrytis
Aged in steel and used oak barrels · 375 ml bottle

Why we like it

It's one of those wines that can surprise even those who don't usually like sweet wines. Botrytis cinerea naturally concentrates aromas and sugars, but a lively acidity keeps the palate fresh and dynamic. The result is an intense, elegant and never cloying wine, perfect with both desserts and blue cheeses or foie gras.

Wine Profile

The bouquet opens with mandarin, kumquat, apricot and tropical fruit, followed by delicate notes of honeysuckle, honey and candied citrus peel. On the palate, it is rich and enveloping, with an extraordinary aromatic concentration balanced by a brilliant citrus freshness. The finish is long, elegant and clean, with a pleasant note of lemon zest that immediately invites another sip.

The Boschendal Signature

The magic of this wine originates directly in the vineyard. The grapes are left to ripen until the development of noble Botrytis, the so-called "noble rot", a natural phenomenon that dehydrates the berries, concentrating their aromas, sugars, and acidity. In the cellar, the must ferments slowly, first in steel and then in used oak barrels, preserving all the purity of the fruit and the elegance that characterizes Vin D'Or. It is a wine that can evolve magnificently in the bottle for 8-10 years.

Serving suggestions

Perfect with foie gras, blue cheeses, citrus tarts, crème brûlée, tarte tatin, fruit desserts and dry pastries. Also try it on its own, as a meditation wine.

Service

Serve at 10-12°C in sweet wine glasses or small white wine glasses.

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Technical sheet

Cork: cork
Alcohol: 11.65%
Residual sugar: 157.0 g/l
Total acidity: 8.1 g/l
pH: 3.40