Tier 2 - Hill Station Semi-Sweet 2006

This wine is packed with flavours of honey and dried fruit, rounded off on the palate with sweetness and well integrated acidity. Ideal for easy drinking.


variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]
winery : Cape First Wines
winemaker : Christo Versfeld
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol  rs : 25.0 g/l  pH : 3.51  ta : 6.4 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  

ageing : Maturation potential: 2 years

in the vineyard : Soil type: Hutton and Fernwood
Age of vines: 10 - 12 years
Trelissing: Bushvines
Yield: 10 - 12 tons/ha
Irrigation: Dry land

about the harvest: Picking date: End February
Grape sugar: 24º Balling
Acidity: 6.9 g /l
pH at harvest: 3.65

in the cellar : Fermentation Temperature: 26 - 28ºC
Method: Grapes were destemmed, crushed and pumped into the pneumatic press where skin contact was given for 4 hours. On pressing, the free run juice and press juice were kept separate and cold settled for 18 hours. The crystal clear juice was then racked into another stainless steel fermentation tank and inoculated with yeast. The fermentation temperature started off at 11ºC and was allowed to increase to 13ºC where it was kept consistent. Fermentation was completed within 3 weeks. The wine was then racked off the lees and stabilized to get it ready for bottling.
Wood ageing: None

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