This is my fourth version of Raspberry Wine. For this one I have used 58 lbs of home-grown raspberries and 12 lbs of sugar to ferment which got me about 5 gal of 13% ABV wine. I used campden tablets to ensure fermentation was halted and back sweetened the wine to 1.025 which balances out the alcohol and tartness of the fruit a bit.
I bottled this back in January 2024. I haven't consumed many of these yet even though I've had them for a while. Excited to be capturing some notes finally.
Tasting Notes:
- Aroma:
- Tart and jammy raspberry along with booze and some fermentation character
- Appearance:
- Dark red (almost purple) and fairly clear when you hold it up to a light
- Flavor:
- Rich fruit flavor up front and then booze hits - it is a fairly mellow alcohol flavor - not hot. Tart on the finish with just a slight sweetness. Has a bit of a bitter character as well
- Mouthfeel:
- Medium bodied and only slightly sticky on the pallet. Maybe a little astringent
- Overall:
- It is a boldly flavored wine with some nice complexity. The tart and bitter flavors are quite a bit more pronounced than the sweetness on this one so I think it's a bit less drinkable than otherwise - a glass is nice but I can't see reaching for a second in a night
