Hartenberg Sauvignon Blanc 2009

The wine shows straw coloured, with a touch of green. On the bouquet, intense grassy, green fig and asparagus aromatics show, as does aromas of tropical fruit. The palate has a vibrant, racy entry that follows through to great mid-palate weight and fullness. The wine finishes long and creamy. The wine will continue drinking well for up to three years from vintage.

Goats cheese either baked, in a salad or on its own; Fish - whether it be baked, steamed, fried or served as a soup. Also, lime, coriander, light chilli and garlic when cooked with fish, chicken or vegetables.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winemaker : Carl Schultz
wine of origin : Bottelary Hills
analysis : alc : 13.31 % vol  rs : 1.9 g/l  pH : 3.28  ta : 7.6 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fragrant  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

in the vineyard : Age of vines: 11 years
Number of Clones: 3
Vineyards: From 2 blocks totaling 4.29 hectares on deep, free-draining Avalon and Clovelly soils located on the southern, higher cooler slope of the Estate (which suits this Eskimo variety well.)

about the harvest: Average sugar at harvest: 22.5 degrees Balling
The grapes were entirely hand-picked, between daybreak and mid-morning.

in the cellar : Reductive winemaking methods were applied in making the wine. The grapes were gently crushed, followed by four hours of skin contact. After a cool, 3 week fermentation the wine had eight months extended lees contact with weekly batonage. The wine was stabilized and filtered pre-bottling.

Bottling date
: November 2009
Total bottled: 38 362 bottles
Release date: February 2010

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