Colour: Lemon green
Aroma: The predominance of the Sémillon in this blend opens with floral notes - honeysuckle, citrus blossom and violets, while elegant fruity notes of white pear and green apple follow. The Sauvignon Blanc component enhances the blend with aromas of freshly cut grass, grapefruit, guava and Cape Gooseberry.
Palate: White pear and citrus notes follow through on the palate. Fresh and zesty acidity with a textured and a creamy finish.
West Coast mussels in a creamy white wine sauce.
variety : Semillon [ 70% Sémillon; 30% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winemaker : Clarise Sciocatti-Langeveldt
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 3.3 g/l pH : 3.29 ta : 5.1 g/l
type : White
pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork
in the vineyard : The Bottelary Hills are extremely diverse in terms of terroir. A wide variety of different slope aspects, elevation above sea level, soils, and the influence of both the False Bay to the south, and the cold Atlantic in the west, make for a very intricate array of micro-climates. The Bottelary area forms part of granitic hills and the reddish - and yellowish - brown soils are highly suited to the production of quality wine grapes. The soils are acidic,
have great water retention capabilities and are well drained. Soil types include Oakleaf, Tukulu, Hutton and Clovelly.
Vineyards in the Bottelary Hills are planted at varying heights from 150m to up to 400m above sea level. All of these factors contribute to crafting unique, distinctive wines with a sense of place.
in the cellar : The grapes were cooled overnight and pressed the next morning at 5 - 10 °C. 70% of the wine was fermented and matured in a combination of French and Hungarian 500l oak barrels for a period of nine months, while the balance was fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks. The wines are kept on the lees up to the stage of blending before bottling.