Adelsheim 2006 Deglacé - Dessert Pinot Noir - 375ml (All Wines / Wacky Wines) -- Adelsheim Vineyard Shopping Cart -- 375ml - Noir Pinot Dessert

<H1>Adelsheim 2006 Deglacé - Dessert Pinot Noir - 375ml -- Adelsheim Vineyard Shopping Cart</H1> $34.00 -- Perfectly sweet and balanced ice wine <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/adelsheim/images/Deglace_06_150pxls.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="Adelsheim 2006 Deglacé - Dessert Pinot Noir - 375ml" NAME="Adelsheim 2006 Deglacé - Dessert Pinot Noir - 375ml" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> BACKGROUND The origins of this wine can be traced to the 2nd year of the International Pinot Noir Celebration in July 1988. Josef Becker was doling out tiny amounts of his 1976 Spätburgunder Trockenbeerenauslese, which Michael Adelsheim was lucky enough to taste. Since it had always bothered Michael that we didn’t have a wine to serve at the end of our winery dinners, he dreamed we could produce our own version, by freezing the grapes after picking to produce a faux Ice Wine. Finally, in 2001, with an unexpected crop on some grafted Pinot noir vines, we made an experimental batch of such a wine. It was delicious. And so, we’ve continued. VINEYARDS All grapes for this wine were grown at our Ribbon Springs and Bryan Creek Vineyards. We chose the warmest sections of these sites to ensure the ripest possible grapes. The 5.58 tons of Pinot noir grapes destined for this wine averaged 27º Brix at harvest. WINEMAKING After the grapes were picked, they were quickly trucked to a cold-storage facility and frozen. In late October they were brought back to the winery and allowed to partially thaw (so we could actually “press” them). The bag press was used to gently separate the juice from both the skins and the ice. This increased the sugar concentration in the pressed juice; At 37º Brix we had the potential for quite a sweet wine. Cultured yeast was used for an especially cold fermentation, which lasted six weeks, and then the temperature was dropped even lower to put an end to yeast activity. The wine was bottled in April, with a final residual sugar level of 17%. THE WINE The grapes were pressed just hard enough to achieve a lovely salmon color, while keeping any harsh tannins from ending up in the juice. Retaining most of the grapes’ natural acidity assured that the wine did not become too cloying. This wine has elegant stawberry, nectarine, and orange blossom aromas, and a lucious mouthfeel. The 2006 Deglacé would be perfect with any semi-sweet fruit dessert, from fresh seasonal berries to fruit sorbets, poached pears or apple tarts. THE LABEL The Deglacé is part of a growing line of intriguing white and pink wines - all are small production and special. The label features a drawing by Ginny Adelsheim of our winery as seen from our Calkins Lane Vineyard. The name “Deglacé” deserves an explanation. Given the production method for the wine, we wanted a French word for defrost, but the correct word, “dégivrez”, didn’t get a lot of salutes. “Glacer” means to freeze, so we figured something that was thawed should be called “Deglacé”, at least in our dictionary! Other products in the category <A HREF="http://store.adelsheim.com/Category13" TITLE="All Wines">All Wines</A> / <A HREF="http://store.adelsheim.com/Category4" TITLE="Wacky Wines">Wacky Wines</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://store.adelsheim.com/Product15 TITLE="Adelsheim 2006 CH - Stainless Steel Fermented Chardonnay">Adelsheim 2006 CH - Stainless Steel Fermented Chardonnay</A> -- Our exciting stainless steel chardonnay! <LI><A HREF=http://store.adelsheim.com/Product13 TITLE="Adelsheim 2006 Pinot Blanc, Willamette Valley">Adelsheim 2006 Pinot Blanc, Willamette Valley</A> -- Bright fruit characteristics predominate this beautifully textured, dry white. <LI><A HREF=http://store.adelsheim.com/Product42 TITLE="Adelsheim 2006 Syrah, Willamette Valley">Adelsheim 2006 Syrah, Willamette Valley</A> -- Limited production Syrah from our Calkins Lane Vineyard <LI><A HREF=http://store.adelsheim.com/Product14 TITLE="Adelsheim 2006 TF - Tocai Friulano, Willamette Valley">Adelsheim 2006 TF - Tocai Friulano, Willamette Valley</A> -- This wine is a lovely, fruity and oh-so-Italian-in-style dry white wine. <LI><A HREF=http://store.adelsheim.com/Product12 TITLE="Adelsheim 2006, Auxerrois, Willamette Valley">Adelsheim 2006, Auxerrois, Willamette Valley</A> -- Dry, Alsatian-style white wine with crisp aromatics. Perfect on your warm weather days. <LI><A HREF=http://store.adelsheim.com/Product50 TITLE="Adelsheim 2007 Rosé">Adelsheim 2007 Rosé</A> -- 2007 Rosé of Pinot noir <A HREF="http://store.adelsheim.com" TITLE="Adelsheim Vineyard Products">Adelsheim Vineyard Products</A> <A HREF="http://adelsheim.com">Adelsheim Vineyard</A> Adelsheim Vineyard <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="ecommerce software">ecommerce software</A> powered by Nexternal

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