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Rietvallei Wild Rush Cape White 2007

The wine has a lovely floral bouquet with intense fruit flavours on the palate and a well balancing acidity makes for a zesty, long-lasting aftertaste. A fresh, fruity dry wine for everyday enjoyment.

variety : Colombard [ 50% Colombard, 25% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Chardonnay ]
winemaker : Kobus Burger
wine of origin : Breede River
analysis : alc : 12.5 % vol  rs : 3.2 g/l  pH : 3.3  ta : 6.5 g/l  va : 0.30 g/l  so2 : 115 mg/l  fso2 : 45 mg/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : The vines are mostly planted on south-east facing slopes in rich limy soil. They are all trellised and were established from 1983 to 1999.

about the harvest: The grapes were picked at optimum ripeness of about 22° - 24° Balling.

in the cellar : The juice was cold fermented in stainless steel tanks at 15° C. After fermentation the wine was left on the fine lees for 2 months and then the different cultivars were blended just before bottling

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