- Home
- Buy Wine
- Blog
- Wine Club
- News & Events
- Recipes
- Asparagus with a Shallot Vinaigrette Sauce
- Bomb Bread Pudding
- Butternut Squash Soup with Cilantro Oil
- Camarones with Cebollitas y Ajo
- Ceviche De Salmón
- Chicken Stuffed Pasilla Pepper with Pumpkin Seed and Cilantro Sauce
- Chipotle Potato Salad
- Chorizo Stuffed Honey Dates with Manchego Cheese
- Grilled Artichokes
- Grilled Oysters with Tomatillo Salsa
- Mexican Mango Cake
- Mexican Flan
- Mole Negro de Oaxaca
- Mussels in a Pinot Noir Spicy Broth
- Roasted Beet Napoleon with Cotija Cheese and Micro-Greens
- Seared Salmon over Tomato and Pepper Puree
- Spicy Cornbread
- Tamales
- Torta Ahogadas
- Tortilla de Patata
- Tortilla Soup
- Visit Us
- About Us
- Contact Us
2008 Napa Valley Dulce Beso (Sweet Kiss)
In Stock
Wine Specs
Vintage
2008
Appellation
Napa Valley
Vineyard Designation
Viña del Sol
Harvest Date
11/20/08
Sugar
34.2
PH
3.44
Aging
14 months in French barrels
Fermentation
Stainless steel fermented. No malolactic fermentation.
Residual Sugar
14.6
Alcohol %
11.6
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
This wine has richness with an opulent concentration of white peach, tropical essences and citrus accents. The balance of natural residual sugar and crisp fresh acidity of Carneros provides viscosity that coats and excites the palate for a very long time.
Production
600 cases
Other Notes
Dulce Beso (Sweet Kiss) was made naturally when the benevolent form of a grey fungus, Botrytis cinerea, affected our wine grapes. Botrytis requires moist conditions, and if the weather stays wet, the malevolent form, "grey rot", can destroy crops of grapes. Grapes typically become infected with Botrytis when they are ripe, but when then exposed to drier conditions become partially raisined and the form of infection brought about by the partial drying process is known as "noble rot" (pourriture noble in French, or Edelfäule in German). The fungus removes water from the grapes, leaving behind a higher percent of solids, such as sugars, fruit acids and minerals. This results in a more intense, concentrated final product.
Product Reviews
Israel Ramirez
(Jul 31, 2011 at 7:03 PM)
sarah
(Mar 15, 2012 at 8:48 AM)
STEVE SALLOOM
(Dec 27, 2012 at 7:12 PM)
David
(Mar 11, 2011 at 9:16 AM)
Ceja Vineyards hits a home run with their Dulce Beso...Chateau D'Yquem-like beauty, if you enjoy the lush complexity of late harvest, botrysized wines, this is a winner