The 2013 Casta Diva Cosecha Miel boasts 214 grams of sugar and 13.5% alcohol. It was produced with very ripe Moscatel grapes from old vines on chalk soils at 100 meters altitude very close to the sea. The wine is fermented in oak barrels and fortified when they consider it has reach the sugar level they are looking for, then aged for 12 months in these barrels. The nose is very intense, with notes of dried roses, orange peel, apricots and honey revealing a quite ripe character and also a little bit of alcohol. The palate is sweet, light and easy to drink with honeyed and balsamic flavors plus a very long and persistent finish. Textbook Mediterranean Moscatel. 30,000 bottles were produced.

Dried apricot and orange peel flavors are jolted by strong ginger, clove and burnt caramel notes in this assertive white, which is quite sweet but has enough acidity for balance. Drink now. 2,500 cases made.??–TM??Region: Spain / Alicante Select to Add