Chivite Navarra Coleccion 125 Vend. Tardia 2017

Category:
 
Sweet Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Muscat
Producer:
 
Chivite
Label Name:
 
Navarra Coleccion 125 Vend. Tardia
Vintage:
 
2017
Country:
 
Spain
Region:
 
Navarra (Ribera Baja - El Candelero)
Volume:
 
375ml
ABV:
 
14%
Grape(s):
 
100% Moscatel de Grano Menudo (Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains)
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
4
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
Peñín 94 (2017); Vivino aggregate ~4. 2/5; highly rated on Decántalo and Bodeboca

Tasting Note
Lemon-gold colour; perfumed beeswax, orange blossom, ripe peach and apricot. Silky medium body with acacia-honey and dried-fig notes, lively citrus acidity and a long, gently spiced finish.

Food Pairing
Western: foie gras, blue cheese (Roquefort), almond tart, apricot tart, fruit-based desserts. Asian: mango sticky rice, mildly spicy Thai curries, sesame chicken, Chinese almond or honey desserts.

Production Method
Hand-harvested late-picked Moscatel; pressed and partially fermented in French oak barrels, leaving residual sugar. Aged ~9 months on its lees in barrel.

Vineyard Info
Chivite family estate (winemaking since 1647). Colección 125 selects old-vine plots (El Candelero, planted 1969) in Navarra for concentrated late-harvest Moscatel releases.