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Majors Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2006

2007 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show – Bronze Medal (71/100)
A full ripe concentrated wine with hints of green pepper, green apple guava and a tropical fruit with lingering finish of green fig on the aftertaste. A complex wine with a huge mouth feel.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winemaker : Alkie van der Merwe
wine of origin : Robertson
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 1.7 g/l  pH : 3.12  ta : 7.0 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  
AWARDS
2007 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show – Bronze Medal (71/100)

ageing : 2 years.
in the vineyard : Soil Type: Rich loamy river sediment
Age of Vines: 9 years
Viticulture practice: Trellised. Controlled irrigation. Harvest control. Summer pruning.
Yield per Hectare: 7 tons
about the harvest: Only healthy optimum ripened grapes, harvested at night, to ensure the flavours are intact. The grapes were harvested in Mid January 2006.
in the cellar : Skin contact for 48 hours at 6ºC. The free run juice is then drawn off by gravity and fermented with specially selected yeast.
Bottling is done cold to keep all the flavours intact
Wood ageing: No wood
Bottling date: End April 2006
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