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Fairview Weisser Riesling 2009

Fresh green apple, pear and grapefruit aromas with lovely lime minerality on the palate. Mouthfeel shows influence of extended lees contact, adding richness.

variety : Weisser Riesling [ 100% Weisser Riesling ]
winery : Fairview Wines
winemaker : Anthony de Jager
wine of origin : Darling
analysis : alc : 13 % vol  rs : 3 g/l  pH : 3.31  ta : 5.4 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  body : Light  taste : Fragrant  
pack : Bottle  closure : Screwcap  
in the vineyard : Weisser Riesling was hand harvested from cool vineyards near Darling on the west coast some 300 metres above sea level. This 3 hectare bushvine vineyard is unirrigated, and the vines grow on deep red oakleaf soils. The vineyard is 7 years old and the 2009 harvest yielded 5.5 tons of grapes per hectare.
about the harvest: HARVEST DATES: 19th & 23rd February 2009
in the cellar : Bunches were hand harvested at between 21.4° and 21.7° B and whole bunch pressed to 0.9 bar pressure in a pneumatic press. The juice was allowed to settle for 48 hours, racked off and cold fermented in stainless steel tanks using Vin7 yeast. Cold fermentation took place at 11° C and lasted 20 days. The wine spent 12 weeks on the gross lees, was racked and spent six months on the fine lees prior to being bottled.
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