2016 Vidal Blanc

2016 Vidal Blanc

Vidal Blanc
VA - Loudoun - Middleburg
$28.00 / 500 mL Bottle
  • Alcohol 12.1%
The 2016 Late Harvest Vidal Blanc is 868 Estate Vineyards first estate grown dessert wine. Allowed to remain in the vineyard past the typical harvest date, the Vidal raisins on the vine, providing high sugar content and intense flavors to the wine. A dessert onto itself, pair this late harvest wine with fresh fruit tarts, strong cheeses, assorted dried fruits and cheesecake. Excellent now, the Vidal Blanc will continue to develop, peaking in three years. Serve chilled. Tasting Notes As you pour the wine, you will notice a beautiful deep straw glow and a glass-coating viscosity, promising a richly rewarding tasting experience. The aromas are concentrated and complex with scents of honey, candied peach, caramel and almond with hints of butter and mead. The flavors fill the mouth with golden raisin, apricot and mulled cider along with notes of dried fruit orange blossom and white pepper. The “Late Harvest” lingers on the finish with characteristics of cinnamon, clove and raisin. Typical of all great dessert wines, this Vidal Blanc has a balance of sweetness and natural acidity.