LIFE FROM STONE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2008
This single vineyard originates from the rockiest soil on the estate, with resultant struggling vines and huge concentration. Brilliant greenish in appearance, this is a dramatic wine full of ripe red peppers and passion fruit. It will mature to perfection within one year, into flavours of mineral and flint (gun smoke).
vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 25-year-old vines, clone SB11E on 101/14
yield 6 t/ha
vintage 2008
origin Robertson, South Africa
oenology harvested at night on 21 January 2008
21 days alcoholic fermentation
100 days on primary lees
all racking done under CO²
stabilized at - 3ºC
80 g/hl Bentonite fining
filtration not sterile: only 2.5 micron filtration prior to bottling on the estate
analysis
alcohol : 12.8
acidity : 7.6
pH : 3.45
FSO² : 40 at bottling
Sugar : 1.2 g/l
terroir
slope: very gentle, southerly
soil: extremely rocky: 70 % quartz, 30 % solubles
climate: moderate summer with low night temperatures, cold winter
wind: cool south easterly (summer)