Ovum Suspension Muscat - 2012 (750ml)
Ovum Suspension Muscat - 2012 (750ml)
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Suspension refers to the importance that lees play in building the texture of a white wine. Raising our wines in barrel allows ample opportunity to use the sediment as another way to access the textural complexity that comes with quality fruit. Slow, spontaneous fermentation keeps the lees in suspension for many months, over six in the case of 2012. Over time, the stirring of the cloudy wine will agitate the cell walls of the yeast which occasionally burst and add another layer of complexity that’s naturally locked in the wine.
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Suspension refers to the importance that lees play in building the texture of a white wine. Raising our wines in barrel allows ample opportunity to use the sediment as another way to access the textural complexity that comes with quality fruit. Slow, spontaneous fermentation keeps the lees in suspension for many months, over six in the case of 2012. Over time, the stirring of the cloudy wine will agitate the cell walls of the yeast which occasionally burst and add another layer of complexity that’s naturally locked in the wine.
Muscat was one of the first grapes to be identified and cultivated and is, more accurately speaking, the name given to the family of four main sub-varieties. The most important is Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains and Muscat of Alexandria. Due to the high level of Monoterpenes they are almost unique in producing wines with a distinctively grapey and musky aroma. Muscat Blanc is fast becoming one of the world’s most popular light-skinned varieties making the Moscatel’s of Spain and Moscato’s of Italy. These wines are typically very fragrant and low-alcohol, sweet, sparkling wine. The grape is also grown in France, making bone-dry whites in Alsace and sweet fortified ‘Vins doux naturels’ in the hotter climes in south of the country. In Australia, it is the darker hued Muscat of Alexandria which forms the countries finest liqueur Muscats, delivering unctuous aromas of citrus peel and sweet spice. Good examples come from Barossa and Rutherglen Valley.
Oregon is without a doubt establishing a reputation for producing to some of America’s finest wines, made from Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Riesling. The Willamette Valley is the largest and most well known AVA. The Dundee and Eola hills, as well as Ribbon ridge are three of its most promising sub-regions.
White wine is a wine whose color can be pale-yellow, yellow-green, and yellow-gold colored. The wine is produced from a variety of grape varieties. The flavor and color comes from the juice of the grape and sometimes the skin of the grape as well. Interestingly, not all white wine comes from white grapes. Some select red grapes are used as in Champagne.