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Du Toitskloof Noble Late Harvest 2007

This full-bodied wine offers a luscious bouquet of peaches, apricots and hazelnuts, enhanced by a botrytis character. The Muscat tends to dominate, providing a floral, raisiny character.

Best served chilled either on its own or with different cheeses and nuts. A perfect companion to any dessert.
variety : Muscat dAlexandrie [ 80% Muscat d'Alexandrie, 20% Chenin Blanc ]
winery : DTK Wines
winemaker : Shawn Thomson & Chris Geldenhuys
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 13.67 % vol  rs : 90.0 g/l  pH : 3.54  ta : 7.2 g/l  so2 : 140 mg/l  fso2 : 46 mg/l  
type : Dessert  style : Sweet  body : Full  taste : Fruity  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
John Platter 2012 - Noble Late Harvest 2007 - 3½ star
John Platter 2011 - Noble Late Harvest 2007 - 3½ star
Veritas 2010 - Noble Late Harvest 2007 - Bronze
Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2008 - Noble Late Harvest 2007 - Gold
Swiss International Air Lines Wine Awards 2008 - Silver Award

ageing : Enjoy now or drink within 10 years after bottling.
in the vineyard : The grapes - Muscat d'Alexandrie and Chenin Blanc - were all harvested from very old bush vines, growing in slightly clayey soil on the farm Goudyn. The grapes were allowed to remain on the vines, which produced a very low yield, until they had become quite raisiny, with a high concentration of sugar.
in the cellar : The grapes were crushed at 31° Balling where after the mash was pumped to rotor tanks where it was kept for two days at 10°C - 13°C to enhance flavour extraction. After skin contact, the juice was extracted and the skins pressed. 20% of the press-juice was added to the free run juice to provide extra body. The juice was allowed to settle over a period of 4 days, after which the clean juice was inoculated with a selected yeast strain. At about 14% alcohol the yeast cells died and the fermentation stopped, leaving a natural residual sugar of about 90g/lt. The wine was then protein- and cold-stabilised, filtered and bottled.
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