Tierhoek Piekeniers White 2010

This blend is an aromatic and easy-drinking wine for immediate enjoyment, but also designed to please the connoisseur with its elegance and mineral complexity.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Chardonnay ]

winery : Tierhoek

winemaker : Roger Burton

wine of origin : Piekenierskloof

analysis : alc : 14 % vol rs : 4 g/l pH : 3.02 ta : 7.4 g/l so2 : 81 mg/l fso2 : 24 mg/l

type : Red

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

3 1/2 Stars - Platter Rating

in the vineyard : The Sauvignon Blanc is from a young trellised blocks on the cooler south facing slopes. The soil is weathered sandstone which accounts for the wines' minerality. While the Chardonnay is on a flat, well drained alluvial patch, which results in the Chardonnay being richer and rounder. All practices are organic.

in the cellar : The two varieties were fermented individually in stainless steel tanks, then aged in old 500 liter Muscat barrels for 3 months to provide the aromatics. The Chardonnay was fermented with indigenous yeast to add complexity and breadth to the blend, and the Sauvignon provides the tropical fruit flavours and the zingy backbone.

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Tierhoek Piekeniers White 2013

Sauvignon Blanc

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Tierhoek Piekeniers White 2010

Sauvignon Blanc

Roger Burton