La Vierge Temptation Sauvignon Blanc 2009

As an expression of the broad richness of the clay soils, the wine shows concentrated thatch and tropical fruit character on the nose, with a mineral follow-through on the palate.


variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 94% Sauvignon Blanc 6% Semillon ]
winery : La Vierge Wines
winemaker : Marc Van Halderen
wine of origin : Walker Bay
analysis : alc : 12.97 % vol  rs : 3.4 g/l  pH : 3.22  ta : 6.8 g/l  va : 0.48 g/l  
type : Red  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

in the vineyard : A Mixture of Argillaceous Shale and Arenaceous Sandstone of the Bokkeveld series.
Trellising System Vertical Shoot Positioning (Perold)

about the harvest: All grapes were harvested by hand in cool early morning temperatures. The grapes were harvested in 4 batches, in order to allow for the handling of separate parcels from different blocks. This carried out to benefit complexify the wines profile.

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