Provenance Sauvignon Blanc 2008

The wine has a translucent colour with a green edge, showing prominent tropical, gooseberry and fruit salad flavours followed by hints of grass and a flinty aftertaste.

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variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]

winery : Saronsberg Cellar

winemaker : Dewald Heyns

wine of origin : Breede River

analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol rs : 2.3 g/l pH : 3.37 ta : 6.5 g/l va : 0.5 g/l so2 : 143 mg/l fso2 : 45 mg/l

type : White

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

*Silver Veritas 2007

in the vineyard : Cultivar: Sauvignon Blanc
Clones: SB 10/ R99; SB316/Ramsey
Age: 10 and 15 years respectively
Soil: Structured red and weathered shale soils

about the harvest: The grapes were picked in the early morning hours in five separate pickings to maximize flavour diversity.
Harvest dates: 18 - 30 January 2007
Yield: 5 - 8 ton/ha
Balling at harvest: 19Â° - 22.5Â° B
pH at harvest: 3.22
Total acid at harvest: 7.5 - 11.5 g/l

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