Bon Courage Cape Riesling 2006

This off-dry wine features a delicate hint of fruit and a touch of sugar to give it a softer taste. It is an every-day drinking wine, pleasantly balanced and disciplined for youthful enjoyment.

Cape Riesling is excellent with salads, chicken casseroles and pastas.

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variety : Cape Riesling [ 100% Cape Riesling ]

winery : Bon Courage Estate

winemaker : Jacques Bruwer

wine of origin : Breede River

analysis : alc : 12.0 % vol rs : 9.7 g/l pH : 3.23 ta : 6.3 g/l

type : White style : Off Dry

pack : Bottle

ageing : Drink within a year.

in the vineyard : Age of vineyards planted: 16 years

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at 21Âº Balling in the early morning hours.
Yield: 15 tons per hectare

in the cellar : These cold grapes had skin contact for 6 hours. A fruity yeast was inoculated to free running juice. Fermentation was stopped at 8 g/l. The residual sugar balances the natural acids in the wine.

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