Aho

“Ce vin de Finlande se pare d'une robe aux nuances plutôt ambre que rose mais sa teinte dorée est éclatante. Le nez est changeant et complexe : un tour de nèfle et de framboise puis une note fumée puis de l'ananas frais, de la poire, de la rose et des épices douces. Toujours fumé en bouche avec ses notes de fenugrec, ce vin propose aussi des saveurs de fraise fraîche et de sauge. Très aromatique et doux, surprenant mais franc, il s'étire avec la fraîche amertume de la gentiane. A tester avec du chocolat noir ou/et une salade d'orange.”

- Judge’s comments, Modial du Rosé competition, Reims 2021

Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Strawberry wine

Ainoa Aho is a unique wine / fruit wine blend created as a collaboration between Ainoa Winery in Hollola and Chateau Carsin in Bordeaux. Sommelier Samuil Angelov used wines from these two wineries to create a balanced blend that has a nose of luscious fresh-picked Finnish strawberries, with the assertive acidity, strong body and fresh character of a classic French white wine.

Winery Process

The grapes used in Aho are hand-picked, gently pressed then fermented and aged in oak barrels until it is ready to send to Finland. Once there, it is combined with Ainoa’s strawberry wine. The strawberry wine is made from fruit grown in Lahti, which is fermented and aged in tanks for at least 8 months prior to blending.

The wine is filtered before it is bottled.

Wine details

13.5% Alcohol
Residual sugar 30 g/l
70 cl clear bottles with glass stoppers
Clear orange color
Best served well chilled (4-6°C)

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