Mystery Sauvignon Blanc 2005

Pale straw colour with a green tinge. A nose of summer melon and tropical fruit with a hint of spice. Crisp, clean, bright and full bodied, with a lingering aftertaste.

Serve at 12 – 15°C. An ideal summer wine to be enjoyed with salads; smoked chicken; parma ham; French onion soup; roast vegetable salad and fresh strawberries. A perfect picnic wine.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winery : Mystery Wines
winemaker : 
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 11.93 % vol  rs : 4.7 g/l  pH : 3.20  ta : 7.1 g/l  so2 : 118 mg/l  fso2 : 49 mg/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  

ageing : Drinking well now but will gain in complexity with bottle maturation.

in the vineyard : Area: Koelenhof / Helderberg / Stellenboch Kloof
Soil Type: Various
Age of vines: Various
Trellising: Mainly Vertical Shoot Position
Vine Density: Various
Yield: 7 tonnes per hectare
Irrigation: Yes

about the harvest: Picking date: February 2005
Grape Sugar: Various
Acidity: Various

in the cellar : The grapes were hand picked in the early morning to ensure coolness, and then lightly crushed. Only free-run juice was used and reductive winemaking techniques protected the fresh fruit flavours. The must was then cool fermented with a cultured yeast strain. The wine was lightly filtered before being bottled.
Fermentation temperature: 12 – 15°C
Wood ageing: None
Total production: 250 Cases (12 x 750ml)

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