FIREFINCH SAUVIGNON BLANC 2008
Named after the ravenous finches which, driven by their superior sense of smell and taste, devour the grapes when fully ripe - a telltale sign that it is time to pick.
A wine of pungent tropical fruit flavours, full of ripe richness.
vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 21 year old vines clone SB 11E on 101/14
yield 6 t/ha
vintage 2008
origin Robertson, South Africa
oenology
harvested 26 January 2007
6 hour maceration, 13 day alcoholic fermentation
90 days lees contact, 2 rackings done under CO2 coverage
80 g/hl Bentonite fining, tartrate stabilisation at -3 °C
filtration not sterile: only 3 micron filtration prior to bottling on the estate
analysis
alcohol: 12.6%
acidity: 7.5
pH: 3.46
FSO2: 40 at bottling
Sugar: 1.0 g/l
terroir
slope: very gentle, southerly
soil: rocky and comprising mostly quartzes rock
climate: moderate summer with low night temperatures, cold winter
wind: cool south easterly ( summer )