Deerfield Ranch 2000 Gold, Late Harvest Dessert Wine (375 ml)

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lush • ripe apricots • dried peaches • tropical flowers • exotic • sweet • rich • sumptuous • nutty • well-balanced • long finish • riesling • sauvignon blanc • dessert • white

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From the Winery

Deerfield Gold is a unique wine made from over-ripe, super sweet, botrytis-engulfed grapes. Common to most growing regions, Botrytis mold (or "Noble Rot" as it's sometimes called) concentrates the sugars as it extracts water from the grapes. The super ripeness allows us to stop the fermentation before the wine becomes dry, retaining unfermented natural sugars, normal alcohol levels, and a residual flavor of the Botrytis (similar to the way mold is used to flavor cheeses). The combination is a unique taste experience unlike anything else in nature!

The 2000 vintage was ideal for the production of this wine, as it was wet at the conclusion of harvest. It takes a moist environment for the mold to grow on the grapes and in California, typically without any early fall rain, the weather is too dry for Botrytis. In 2000 we used grapes from two vineyards for the Gold, blending Riesling from the Orion Vineyard in Napa and Sauvignon Blanc from the Lorenzo Vineyard in Monterey. The Botrytis mold was naturally occurring in both vineyards, and the blend adds even more complexity than had our previous single vineyard Botrytis wines.

After selective hand picking and specialized pressing, the juice was cold-fermented for several months to produce this remarkably rich and complex wine. Enjoy now, or put it in your cellar - it will age for 20 years or more!

Tasting Notes

This tall, exquisite silk-screened bottle is a delight to the eye! As Deerfield Gold is poured, your senses will be tantalized by its golden hue and lush aromas of ripe apricots, dried peaches and tropical flowers. The taste is exotic - sweet though not cloying, like dried apricots over Cream Brulée. It’s rich and sumptuous, with nutty nuances and a long, well balanced finish. Gold doesn’t just go with dessert, such as fruit tarts, Bavarian Creams and Creme Brulée - Gold is dessert!