Owen Roe, The Parting Glass - Late Harvest Semillon, Yakima Valley 2007 375ml

2007 Parting Glass

The grapes for the 2007 Parting Glass were harvested in late November when the fruit was at 36 brix; the fruit tasted of figs, butterscotch, and orange peel. The wine was barrel fermented in a combination of once-used French oak barrels and, in order to preserve freshness, was bottled 10 months later. Clean bright floral aromas of orange blossom and honeysuckle, ripe pear, pineapple, and butterscotch on a slight mineral finish. This wine is beautifully fragrant with a lithe sweetness and supple texture. A parting glass is a wonderful Irish custom of a parting toast before all leave at the end of a gathering.