Villa Sandahl – Badacsony Wine Region
Villa Sandahl Winery has been producing wine from high up on the volcanic hill Badacsony on the northern shore of Lake Balaton since 2004. Right from the beginning they focused on producing excellent quality wines.
Villa Sandahl cultivates around 10 hectares of vineyard on the most premium Badacsony vineyards. The soil of this part of the hill consists mainly of volcanic stones (basalt, carbonate rocks, loess), and its typical mineral nature is perfectly expressed by their Riesling wines. The exceptional microclimates of Lake Balaton, the local micro-climate and the winemaking technology and philosophies taken from Alsace combine to create their unique and inimitable exciting style: rich, mineral, fragrant, elegant and full-bodied Sandahl wines.
Environmental consciousness with low yield vine-growing, very late harvest with as gentle as possible grape processing and very cool fermentation are typical here.
Their wines have been awarded golden and silver medals on several occasions at Decanter and Riesling du Monde international wine competitions.
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Villa Sandahl: Magic Rain, 2011
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[…] Villa Sandahl‘s Riesling is a vineyard selection wine from 2011, made from perfectly ripened Riesling grapes. Magic Rain is a well-natured wine with some petrol, citrus and mineral character in the nose. It’s still fresh in taste. 2011 was very dry from the spring, and continued so in the summer and autumn. The drought and dryness did prevent the grapes from maturing in a natural way. This is a single-vineyard from the Genezis vineyard. Perfectly ripe, 100 % healthy grapes were harvested. Gentle presssing of full bunch. Fermentation started at 6 °C and lasted about 3-4 months. It was fermented and aged in stainless steel. […]
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