BLUE BOOK TASTE PROFILE

Appellation: Madera
Varietal: Orange Muscat


TASTE BENCHMARKS
  Profile #1
Dessert Style
Profile #2
Eclectic Aperitif Style
Appearance Amber-gold. Amber-gold.
Aroma This grape really does smell just like fresh Seville oranges. Aromatic gain considerable complexity with age, and can withstand a warm cellar. Local botanicals create an utterly unique wine worthy of sampling but not for everybody. Dominant herbal/weedy/rancio complexity, woodruff, menthol.
Flavor Long, long flavors that carry you away. Use as an aperitif or digestive, as you would Benedictine or Chartreuse.
Balance Plenty sweet but with great balance. An appetizing, complex bittering in the finish.
PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS
Oenological Fermentation arrested with pure, clean alcohol, finished at around 15% sugar and 15% alcohol. Fermentation arrested at 15% sugar and 15% alcohol. Herb infused.
Terroir Central Valley heat is perfect for bringing out ripe muscat aromas.