Vin Doux Naturels
"Vin Doux Naturel" means “naturally sweet wine” & refers to a fortified wine whose sweetness comes from the sugar in the grapes. Similar to the way Port is produced, we make our dessert wine by stopping the fermentation halfway through by adding grape spirits. This preserves some of the unfermented sugar from the grapes & combines it with heightened alcohol from the brandy. We then barrel-aged it for a few years, allowing for complete integration of the brandy & introducing new flavors like coffee & hazelnut.
2015 ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON, VIN DOUX NATUREL
CLUB ONLY
375 ml
20.0% Alcohol by Vol
Similar to the way Portuguese dessert wines are produced, we made this dessert wine by stopping the fermentation halfway through and then barrel aging for five years, allowing for complete integration of the flavors & introducing new characteristics like coffee & hazelnut.
2012 ESTATE CABERNET FRANC, TAWNY
CLUB ONLY
375 ml
20.0% Alcohol by Vol
In 2012 for the 10th vintage of Big Dog Vineyards, our Founder, Mark Capalogan, created a single barrel of Vin Doux Naturel from our rare, estate-grown Cabernet Franc grapes. Rather than bottling it he decided to hold this special wine in that barrel for 10 years to achieve our first & only tawny-style dessert wine. Enjoy the richness that a decade of aging brings. This wine is as rare as it is delicious & we're ecstatic to finally release it!
2005 MUSCAT CANELLI, VIN DOUX NATUREL
CLUB ONLY
375 ml
20.0% Alcohol by Vol
"Vin Doux Naturel" means "naturally sweet wine" reffering to a dessert wine whose sweetness comes from the sugar in the grapes.
Similar to the way Portuguese dessert wines are produced we made this dessert wine by stopping the fermentation partway through. Then, we left it to mellow for a decade in French oak for complete integration of its components and to develop depth & complexity, With just 27 cases made, this unctuos dessert wine boasts flavors reminiscent of spiced peach, poached pear, dried fig, amaretti cookies & orange peel to name a few.