Black Noble

Region
Riverina, NSW

Appearance
Amber with olive green hues.

Bouquet
Hints of toffee and coffee with raisins and mandarin peel.

Palate
Unique and delicious, rich raisin and dried date fruit with hints of citrus peel, toffee and caramel flavours. Concentrated and viscous with lingering aged complexity.

Winemaking
When the botrytised Semillon grapes are being harvested for Noble One, a parcel of fruit at approx 20-22 baume is selected to produce the Black Noble intense and ripe botrytis flavours. Very little fermentation occurs before fortification with a neutral grape spirit is added to inhibit any further fermentation. Black Noble is then clarified, a touch of brandy spirit added for further complexity before being transferred into used Noble One barriques.

Wine Analysis
Alc/Vol: 17.5 %  pH: 3.47  TA: 10.3 g/L

Cellaring
The wine has been aged in barrel and is designed for current consumption but will keep in the bottle for several years.

Suggested Cuisine
Enjoy with Christmas pudding or sticky date pudding. Try poured over vanilla ice cream or with a cheese platter after dinner.

General Characteristics
Sweet    Medium Bodied