variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winemaker : Tariro Masayiti
wine of origin :
analysis : alc : 12.66 % vol rs : 1.5 g/l pH : 3.32 ta : 6.75 g/l
type : White style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fruity wooded
pack : Bottle closure : Screwcap
in the vineyard : The vineyards (viticulturist: Drikus Heyns)
The grapes were sourced from vineyards in the Durbanville, Darling and Philadelphia areas. The vines, situated some 100m to 150m above sea level and planted between 1980 and 1999, are grown in Clovelly, Hutton, Tukulu and Oakleaf soils. Grafted onto nematode-resistant rootstock Richter 99, 101 and 114, some of the vines received supplementary irrigation from a micro-irrigation system, while those in Darling are grown under dryland conditions.
in the cellar : The fruit was destemmed and crushed into overhead drainers. The free-run juice was cool-fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks at 13ºC to 15ºC for a period of two to three weeks. Five percent of the Sauvignon blanc juice was fermented in third- and fourth-fill barrels for added complexity and structure.