De Wetshof Edeloes 2001

A naturally sweet, intensely flavoured full and round amber coloured wine with a wealth of bouquet and the rich aroma of botrytis.

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variety : Weisser Riesling [ 100% Rhine Riesling ]

winery : De Wetshof Estate

winemaker : Danie de Wet

wine of origin : Breede River

analysis : alc : 8.05 % vol rs : 222.5 g/l pH : 3.27 ta : 14.3 g/l va : 1.47 g/l so2 : 296 mg/l fso2 : 46 mg/l

type : White style : Sticky body : Full taste : Fragrant

pack : Bottle

ageing : 10 years

in the vineyard : Climate: Summer afternoons are fanned by a cool breeze from the Agulhas Coast. Nights are chilly and mist often shrouds the vineyards until late morning during high summer.
Soils: The gravely soils are extremely rich in lime with a 7.8 - 8 pH.
Irrigation: The vineyards are scientifically irrigated with the aid of a fully computerised irrigation system. Thanks to the most modern technology, irrigation on De Wetshof has been turned into an asset promoting the quality of the grapes.
Rainfall: Robertson is a winter rainfall area with aproximately 300mm per annum.
Pest Control: Due to a very dry climate, spraying is minimal compared to other wine growing regions.

Soil Type: Gravel lime
Rootstock 99, 110 & 101-14
Age of the vines: 12 - 15 years
Vines per hectare: 4,000
Trellising style: 6 Wire fence system cordon with spur pruning

about the harvest: This natural dessert wine is made only rarely in years when the humidity is high. During the middle of the harvest the fungus botrytis cinerea ennobles the grapes, building sugar content and acidity while the flavour and aroma components are concentrated. The fully ennobled grapes are carefully selected by hand.

Tons per hectare yield: 2 Tons
Barrel maturation: None

in the cellar : The juice is transferred to stainless steel tanks to ferment at 17 - 19ÂºC.
Danie de Wet adjusts his methods of winemaking from year to year, according to weather conditions and grape quality, in the belief that wine is made in the vineyard and not in the cellar.

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