Chalmers Appassimento ‘Moscato Giallo’ 375ml 2021 schloss-lieser Concentrated black currant

Concentrated black currant

and of course the enormous depth and richness provided by the age of the vines

making it a particularly elegant rendition of the appellation

it was matured for 8 months in one old 600 litre demi-muid and one older 228 litre barrique adding an extra dimension of complexity to complement the profoundly concentrated fruit from this exceptional site

Chalmers Appassimento ‘Moscato Giallo’ 375ml 2021 schloss-lieser Concentrated black currantAt Chalmers we love a bit of variety and have always been intrigued by the many and varied Passito style sweet wines of Italy where grapes are dried before fermentation to concentrate the sugars and flavours. Its this love that set us on the path to make a Chalmers Appassimento. After early attempts beginning from 2005 with hand picked Moscato Giallo laid out to dry in the mid row or hung indoors on a wire, our first official dried grape dessert wine