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Savanha Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2007

Beautifully clear with a distinctive green tinge, the wine shows an attractive nose of tropical fruit and ripe gooseberry. A subtly dry, well-rounded palate offers flavours of passion fruit, grass and figs.

Serve with goat’s cheese and fresh herb soufflé.
variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winery : Savanha
winemaker : Eleonor Visser and Frans Smit
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.06 % vol  rs : 2.6 g/l  pH : 3.34  ta : 6.10 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : Enjoy now or within 2 years of harvest.
in the vineyard : Climate
Temperature: Winter 9-18°C; Summer 14-27°C
Annual Rainfall: 700 mm
Proximity to Ocean: 12 km

Soil:
Clovelly and Glenrosa

Viticulture
Trellised, 9 year-old vines planted on south-facing slopes yielded the grapes for this wine. The vineyards received supplementary drip irrigation and produced 8 tons per hectare.
about the harvest: Grapes were harvested from selected vineyard blocks at 22° Balling for reductive vinification.
in the cellar : After slow, cold fermentation the wine matured for 3 months on the primary lees.
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