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Daydreamer Ailema 2021 (Viognier/Syrah) Magnum - 1500 ML
Pricing
¥20,900 (incl. tax)
Product description
Ailema is Amelia spelled backwards, and the blend is reversed too. Where Daydreamer's Amelia is Syrah co-fermented with a little Viognier, Ailema is 85% Viognier and 15% Syrah, yet it is still labelled a red wine. It is made by Marcus Ansems MW, one of Canada's few Masters of Wine, at the family winery in Naramata in BC's Okanagan Valley.
The back label sums up the approach: hand-picked, balanced grapes; gravity flow; barriques, basket presses and small-batch fermenters worked by hand – and “don't mess with the wine too much.”
Only 288 magnums were made, each hand-numbered on the bottle. A rare large-format bottle for a celebration table or for the cellar.
Product details sections
Details
- Country
- Canada
- Province
- British Columbia
- Region
- Okanagan Valley
- Sub-Ava
- Naramata Bench
- Producer
- Daydreamer Wines
- Vintage(s)
- 2021
- Color
- Red Wine
- Varietal(s)
- Viognier 85%, Syrah 15%
Data
- Closure
- Cork
- Volume
- 1500ml
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Product Code
- B028R00521MG
- Inventory
- Very Low Stock (1)
- Tag(s)
- Magnum (1.5L)
Owning & Enjoying
- Pairing
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Roast chicken or pork, duck, and savoury dishes such as yakitori with tare.
Production
- Appellation
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Naramata, Okanagan Valley
- Vinification
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Approach | Hand-picked, balanced grapes; gravity flow; minimal intervention
Equipment | Barriques, basket presses, small-batch fermenters worked by hand
Format | Magnum (1,500 ml), hand-numbered, 288 made
- Production Amount
- 288
Producer
- Producer Description
Rachel and Marcus have both been “Daydreaming” about their own little wine company for forever and a day. They wanted to create a unique and memorable winery where a focus on fine wine is the ultimate goal. Grapes grown without systemic fungicides, herbicides and pesticides, small batch processing, with a sustainable approach is the mandate. They make limited production wines from the best sites in the Okanagan Valley with a special focus on the wines of the Naramata Bench. Okanagan Valley is unique because the North to South orientation offers a range of climates suitable for many of the best vitis vinifera varieties such as Syrah, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling Pinot Gris and Viognier.
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