Steenberg Wooded Semillon 2005

John Platter 2006 - 5 Stars
Winemaker's Choice Awards 2005 - Diamond and Best White Wine Trophy
Veritas 2005 - Gold
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Light gold with green hue. Made from very ripe fruit, this complex Semillon shows intense dried apricot aromas with a citrus (tangerine) zestiness that flows onto the palate. Well-integrated oak flavours create a caramel creaminess, which leads to a long, silky mouth feel.

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variety : Semillon [ 100% Semillon ]

winery : Steenberg Vineyards

winemaker : John Loubser

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.85 % vol rs : 4.0 g/l pH : 3.19 ta : 7.0 g/l

wooded

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

John Platter 2006 - 5 Stars
Winemaker's Choice Awards 2005 - Diamond and Best White Wine Trophy
Veritas 2005 - Gold
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in the vineyard : Soil Type: Clovelly
Trellising: Elongated Perold
Age of Vines: 13 years
Pruning: Spur - 2 bud
Yield: 4.00 Ton/Ha
Rootstock: Richter 110

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at a sugar level of 24.5Â° Balling on 7th March 2005.

in the cellar : The grapes were crushed destemmed and pressed. After pressing the juice was allowed to settle clean overnight. The clear juice was racked to a stainless steel tank where it was inoculated with yeast. After a few days of cold fermentation, the juice was racked to 225L French oak barrels for a period of warm fermentation. Malolactic fermentation was not encouraged to maintain freshness. The wine remained on the original fermentation lees for 4 weeks and was bÃ¢tonnaged twice. The wine was then racked out of barrel and gently fined and bottled.

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