YIHU Dry Red Wine 2018

HK$450.00

COMMENTS

12th ASIA WINE SPIRITS AWARDS BY SOMMELIERS 2020 (AWSA) GOLD
FRANCE INTERNATIONAL WINE AWARDS 2021 (FIWA) GOLD
WINE LUXE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS SILVER
WYNN SIGNATURE CHINESE WINE AWARDS SILVER

The 2018 vintage is the “First Harvest” of Mystic Winery with the growing season providing warm ripe fruit flavours throughout the red varieties. The wine is bright ruby red in colour, with rich blueberry and blackberry aromas combined with oak, tobacco, and spice notes. The palate is medium bodied and well-balanced. The grainy tannins and minerality provide support and freshness to the palate while the oak aging adds complexity and texture.

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Grape Variety

Cabernet Franc 40%, Merlot 33%, Cabernet Sauvignon 22%,Petit Verdot 5%

Vine Age

7-8 years

Production

26000 bottles

Harvest

Early September – early October 2018

Age in Oak

8 months in French oak

Alcohol

13.5% vol

Serving Temperature

16 - 18°C

Aging

Over 10 years

Grape Variety

Cabernet Franc 40%, Merlot 33%, Cabernet Sauvignon 22%,Petit Verdot 5%

Vine Age

7-8 years

Production

26000 bottles

Harvest

Early September – early October 2018

Age in Oak

8 months in French oak

Alcohol

13.5% vol

Tasting Temperature

16 - 18°C

Aging

Over 10 years

Winemaking

Carefully selected grapes are hand-picked and destemmed without crushing to reduce phenolic extraction from the seeds. The red wine grapes are then gently fed through a peristaltic pump and into the fermentation tanks for cold soaking prior to fermentation, allowing the extraction of soft tannins and colour. During fermentation the juice is pumped over the skins three times per day with the temperature peaking at 34 degrees Celsius. Post fermentation the wine is drained from the tank and put into a mix of French oak barriques for approximately 8 months. While in oak the wine will undergo full Malolactic fermentation and will remain on the lees to give the wine additional weight and texture before blending.