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2021 'Essensia' Orange Muscat, Quady - 375ml Your Store

2021 'Essensia' Orange Muscat, Quady - 375ml

California, United States

Vibrantly coloured, Essencia delivers luscious sweet oranges and apricots on the palate with bittersweet orange marmalade notes which balance well with the fresh citrussy finish.

In 1980 Andrew Quady discovered a parcel of underused Orange Muscat grapes in Reedley, California, which led him to make a wine that celebrated the intense aromas and spicy fruit flavours of the grapes. In Italy, the variety is known as Moscato Fior d’Arancio: Orange Blossom Muscat.

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Orange Muscat 100%

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Andrew Quady’s change of career from making fireworks to making wine produced an explosion of its own kind when he created Essensia from the Orange Muscat grape. It was an instant success and until 1985 he could not make enough to satisfy demand. Now Quady is the foremost American winery specialising entirely in dessert wines and continues to win medals worldwide.

The Orange Muscat grapes were crushed, chilled and allowed to macerate. Fermentation took place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts, before being arrested with neutral grape brandy. This arrested fermentation preserved the delicate aromas of the fresh, ripe grapes and lightly fortified the wine to around 15% alcohol. It was aged for three months in used, predominantly French oak barrels.

Size
375ml

Country
USA

Region
California

Grape
Orange Muscat

Producer
Quady

Types
Dessert Wine, Port & Dessert Wine