Apple Ice Wine
£17.99
Case of 6 bottles - £14.99 per bottle
Our quality fruit has benefited from the fertile Herefordshire clay and loam soils, allowing our Head Winemaker to produce this indulgent Ice Wine. A spoiling treat at the end of a delicious meal.
TASTING NOTE
Tart apple & honeyed nose, with just a hint of spice. The viscous palate has concentrated flavours of apple, apricot, honey and spiced orange with incredible length to the finish. Intensely sweet, but perfectly balancing acidity to give a refreshing finish. Perfect partnered with citrus desserts and with soft, creamy and blue cheeses.
PROVENANCE
Dragon Orchard is located in the heart of apple growing countryside in Herefordshire and has been in the family since 1887. It benefits from fertile Herefordshire clay and loam soils and is protected from harsh winds by the surrounding hills. It’s an accredited LEAF farm (Linking Environment and Farming) and the farmhouse has been awarded for its sustainability.
PRODUCTION
The juice of handpicked, late-harvested apples is frozen and gently thawed, a process of cryo-concentration. The first third of the thawed juice is tapped off and used, and the remaining water, as ice, is discarded. This concentrated juice is fermented using champagne-style yeast to 10% ABV, which takes 3 to 4 months.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Alcohol: 10%
Total Acidity: 12.7g/l
Residual Sugar: 151.8g/l
Contains Sulphites
Lab Tested both pre-bottling & post-bottling by Camden BRI 22.04.21
Lot Code: 1097
PAIRING NOTES
This sweet wine pairs perfectly with apple or citrus desserts and also with soft, creamy and blue cheeses.
Tasting Note
Clear lemon gold with green hues. Poached pear, sweet lime, and elderflower cordial on the nose. A luscious and textured mouthfeel is balanced by a fresh acidity showing gooseberry fool, nectarine, and herbaceous nettle and mint on the palate.
Winemaking
Pressing: De-stemmed for a small amount of skin contact during pressing
Fermentation: Stainless steel fermentation, thiol aromatic yeast strain
Malo-lactic fermentation: Low diacetyl LAB, stopped before completion
Maturation: Stainless steel on fine lees
Technical Detail
Vineyard:
Redbank Vineyard, the Wall Hills, Ledbury, Herefordshire
Block:
Drive
Vines:
Scott Henry, SO4 rootstock
Soil-Type
Clay loam over Silurian Mudstone. South-east facing
harvest
Selective hand-harvesting
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