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Vansha Dry White 2005

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Intense combination of pears and ripe peaches. The midpalate is supported by crisp Sauvignon Blanc acidity with a long finish of ripe peaches.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ 84% Chenin Blanc, 13% Sauvignon Blanc, 3% Viognier ]

winery : Ridgeback Wines

winemaker : Cathy Marshall

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 2.1 g/l pH : 3.2 ta : 5.8 g/l

type : White

about the harvest: Analysis at harvest
Chenin Blanc
Handpicked on 8 February 2005
Sugar: 23.2Âº Balling
Acid: 6.97g/l
pH: 3.34

Sauvignon Blanc
Handpicked on 20 January 2005
Sugar: 22.2Âº Balling
Acid: 5.70g/l
pH: 3.4

Viognier
Handpicked on 27 January 2005
Sugar: 25.0Âº Balling
Acid: 5g/l
pH: 3.74

in the cellar : Destalked with no crushing directly to press. There was no skin contact on any of the components.
Juice was settled for 24 hours at 12ÂºC
Commercial local yeast strains were inoculated into each
Fermentation lasted from 14 to 22 says
Wine was blended and lightly filtered to bottle on 14 June 2005

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