variety : Muscat de Frontignan [ 100% Muscat de Frontignan ]
winemaker : Dewaldt Heyns
wine of origin : Breede River
analysis : alc : 16.13 % vol rs : 180.60 g/l pH : 3.00 ta : 5.2 g/l va : 0.05 g/l so2 : 100 mg/l fso2 : 31 mg/l
type : Dessert
pack : Bottle closure : Cork
in the cellar : Only bunches with berries that had started to wilt uniformly were selected. Unwilted bunches and dried up bunches were left, since they impart unripe and raisiney flavours. The grapes were force cooled to 4 °C, bunch sorted (removing all the raisins), destemmed into satellite tanks, and deposited into a cold soak tank for 36 hours at 8 °C. The mash was punched down four times and constantly kept under a CO2 cover.
It was then drained and pressed, keeping only the free-run and first-press fraction. The juice was settled for 48 hours at 5 °C with only enzymes. The clear juice was then fortified with spirits. It was then left on the fine lees, stirring once every two weeks. Enzymes were added to break the bonds between the sugar and flavour components, releasing them into the wine to be enjoyed. A bentonite fining preceded bottling with a fine sheet filtration.