Woodstock Old Fortified Tawny 18.5% abv 37.5cl Hugo candied cherries and honeyed vanilla

candied cherries and honeyed vanilla

Miclo that is made using wild black cherries with small pits

well-structured

Michel Forget is the sixth generation to continue the wine-making tradition of the Forget family

and has had a chequered history

Woodstock Old Fortified Tawny 18.5% abv 37.5cl Hugo candied cherries and honeyed vanillaThe fermenting juice of ripe Grenache and Shiraz are drained off their skins when about half of the natural sugars have fermented by yeast creating about 8% alcohol. Enough pure grape spirit is then added (Fortifying the wine) to an alcohol level of 18. 5%. Aging this in small old barrels oxidises the colours and grape flavours and concentrates the sugars, acids and rancio flavours, making a luscious style. The alcohol content rises some more during