This is a mistelle from Bali; made in the mould of Pineau de Charentes (hence the name), but with local spirits (origin not specified) muting Alphonse Lavalle grape juice. The mixture then undergoes maturation in a Solera of French, American and Hungarian oak barrels, a departure from the usual way of making Pineau de Charentes. They have two versions, a white and a red version; this is the red one. I suppose some form of skin maceration is done for colour extraction. As for the wine, it was tea coloured with pink tints, with a porty vine fruit nose. The raisiny profile carried through the sweet palate to a sweet acid finish, with some nutty notes in the tail. Actually not bad at all.
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