Mooiplaas Duel MCC NV

In style the 2007 leans more towards Pinot, the 2006 was leaner and higher in acid, more towards Blanc de blanc. 2007: almond and honey comb on the nose, also dried peach & apricot. Palate is full and rounded, fine creamy mousse.


variety : Pinot Noir [ 61% Pinot Noir, 39% Chardonnay ]
winery : Mooiplaas Estate
winemaker : Louis Roos
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 11.26 % vol  rs : 7.0 g/l  pH : 3.06  ta : 7.83 g/l  
type : Sparkling  style : Dry  
pack : Bottle  closure : Screwcap  

in the vineyard : Age of vines
Pinot Noir: 2 - 19 years
Chardonnay: 2 - 16 years

Clones
Pinot Noir: PN5
Chardonnay: CY5

Soil type
Pinot Noir: Estcourt
Chardonnay: Cartreff-Estcourt

Training method: 3-Wire vertical trellis

about the harvest: Date Harvested
Pinot Noir: 24 January 2007
Chardonnay: 9 February 2007

Yield
Pinot Noir: 7.3 tonnes/ha
Chardonnay: 6.67 tonnes/ha

Grape Analysis
Averages: 19.2° B; pH 3.23; TA 9.55 

in the cellar : Whole bunch pressed in pneumatic press. Cleaned by overnight settling and fermented dry.

Bottle fermentation: Sweetened, inoculated and bottled on 25 September 2007 under crown caps. Spent 20 months on the lees and was degorged 25 & 26 May 2009.

Yeast type
Base wine: Vin 7
Bottle Fermentation: EC1118

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