Specifications
Frederiksdal Late Bottled
’Late Bottled’ is produced from Stevns sour cherries grown and harvested in our own orchards.
The berries are fermented en masse for three days, after which the pressed juice undergoes further fermentation in stainless steel vats.
90% of ‘Late Bottled’ has been stored in steel vats for a period of 18 months prior to bottling – hence the name – to produce a rounder, fuller wine that retains its original fruitiness. 10% of the wine has matured in 225 and 400 litre oak casks.
Description
’Late Bottled’ is produced from Stevns sour cherries grown and harvested in our own orchards.
The berries are fermented en masse for three days, after which the pressed juice undergoes further fermentation in stainless steel vats. Under normal circumstances, we either bottle the wine directly from the vats 9-10 months later – or mature the wine in oak casks.
However, 90% of ‘Late Bottled’ has been stored in steel vats for a period of 18 months prior to bottling – hence the name – to produce a rounder, fuller wine that retains its original fruitiness. 10% of the wine has matured in 225 and 400 litre oak casks – a process which adds delicate nuances of chocolate, coffee and fine tannins.
‘Late Bottled’ is therefore a milder and rounder wine offering the ideal accompaniment to autumn’s heavy desserts (with chocolate, plum and blackberries) or Danish rice pudding with almonds at Christmas.