Mooiplaas Sauvignon Blanc 2007

Name: Mooiplaas Sauvignon Blanc 2007
Brand: Mooiplaas
SKU: 15731

2007 was very close to an ideal summer for Sauvignon, dry but cool with unusually low night temperatures, grape flavours exceptional, and also the retaining of those flavours in the must, wine shows a lot of green flavours, very fresh on the palate, nice sugar/acid balance, one of the best Sauvignons from Mooiplaas in recent years, it will interesting to see how it develops in the bottle.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]

winery : Mooiplaas Estate

winemaker : Louis Roos

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.4 % vol rs : 2.5 g/l pH : 3.32 ta : 6.5 g/l

type : White style : Dry

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

Veritas 2008 - Double Gold
2008 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Silver & Best in Class
2008 Michelangelo World Wine Awards - Gold Medal
2008 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show - Silver Medal (82/100)
2008 Swiss International Air Lines Wine Awards - Bronze Award
2007 Veritas - Silver

ageing : Good potential for further development in the bottle.

in the vineyard : Grapes of two vineyards were used (block nrs 11 & 12), at 380 m above sea level at the top of Bottelary Hills overlooking False Bay, characterized by cool south westerly winds in the afternoon, often causing a mist blanket over the hilltops, these high-laying vineyards are aptly named "Windhoek".

Age of Vines: 10 and 11 years
Yield hl/ha and tonnes/ha: 56.7 hl- and 8.73 tonnes/ha
Clone Types: Mostly 10B and 316
Rootstock: R99/R110
Training Method: 3-Wire vertical trellis
Soil Type: Estcourt/Oakleaf

about the harvest: Date Harvested: 13 February
Grape Analysis: Balling 22.3; pH 3.23; TA 9.0 g/l

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