Slanghoek Private Selection Semillon 2005

Bright and light yellow in colour. Nose typical green hints from cultivar. Full and dry with well integrated wood on the palate. Well balanced acidity with green pepper aftertaste.

Best enjoyed with seafood, chicken or stews.

variety : Semillon [ 100% Semillon ]

winery : Slanghoek Cellar

winemaker : Pieter Carstens & Team

wine of origin : Slanghoek

analysis : alc : 13.1 % vol rs : 2.6 g/l pH : 3.32 ta : 7.09 g/l va : 0.30 g/l so2 : 125 mg/l fso2 : 45 mg/l

type : White style : Dry body : Medium wooded

pack : Bottle

in the vineyard : Supplier: P.P. du Toit (Jnr)
Appellation: Slanghoek
Area planted: 3,8 ha
Age of vines: 9 years
Rootstock: Richter 110
Clone: GD 121
Trellis system: 4 wire hedge
Irrigation: Drip
Vine density: 3,333 / ha
Soil: Deep, dark alluvial (Oakleaf)
Climate: Continental

about the harvest: Date: 10 February 2005
Type: Hand harvested
Yield: 11 tons / ha

in the cellar : Crushing/Destemming: Crushed and destemmed by machine working reductive
Tanks (type): Stainless Steel with cooling
Fermentation protocol (vessel, temp, duration): Stainless Steel with cooling / 14 degrees C / 16 days
Malolactic (y/n): No
Lees contact / battonage: Yes, three months on fine lees
Other method of oak maturation (chips etc.): Wooded - 60% French oak barrels, 40% Stainless Steel
Fining: Bentonite
Filtration: Bulk filtration with diatomacious earth
Stabilisation: minus 4 degrees Celsius for 5 days

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