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Fantail Chenin Blanc / Sauvignon Blanc 2011

On the nose and palate this wine shows refreshing flavours of lime citrus, mango with a hint of floral tones. These flavour flows thru on to a lusciously palate which ends with a lingering crispness.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 54% Chenin Blanc, 45% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winemaker : Jacques Cilliers
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 12.67 % vol  rs : 9.1 g/l  pH : 3.7  ta : 5.1 g/l  va : 0.35 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : Service Area
Sauvignon Blanc 6.34 hectares Chenin Blanc 5.4 hectares

Terroir
The Chenin Blanc vineyard is planted on W-NW facing slopes at 280-300 metres. The soil varies from medium to heavy textured, with a moderate stucture and shale mother material. The clay content varies from 10% - 15%.27Year old vineyard planted on N-NW slope at 160-180m above sea-level on shallow medium textured (10% - 15%), moderately structured (50% - 90% gravel) soil with a shale parent material. The 8 year old blocks are planted on terraced S-SW slopes 180m - 240 m on medium textured, neocutanic soil with hydromorphic material of mixed origin (10% - 15% clay, fine coarse sand with 20% - 50% gravel

Blend
Chenin Blanc 54% & Sauvignon Blanc 45%

Vineyard Age
Sauvignon Blanc 29 years & Chenin Blanc 7years

Density/Block
3 127 vines per hectare

Rootstock
Sauvignon Blanc R99, Chenin Blanc : Jaques

Soil preparation
Mechanical preparation and adjusting of the pH with lime.
about the harvest: By hand in picking baskets which get tipped in bins for transport to the cellar.
in the cellar : Basic Cellar Procedures
Receiving of grapes during the day. Crushing and de-stemming takes place after which the mash is pumped through the mash cooler directly to the press. Press juice underwent 20 hours cold settling after which it was racked to a fermentation tank and inocculated with yeasts.

Fermentation: Fermentation took place in Stainless steel

Press: Bucher Pneumatic press. The total press-juice went into the fermentation

Maturation: 3 months on the lees

Bottling: 14/04/2011
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