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Simonsvlei South Atlantic Sauvignon Blanc 2011

A very popular cultivar that gets its name from the french word Sauvage (wild) and blanc (white). This South Atlantic Sauvignon Blanc has a crisp, dry elegant finesse with flavours of grassyness and green peppers.

Enjoy with your favourite seafood dish, great with grilled calamari steak.
variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winemaker : Helena Neethling
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 11.93 % vol  rs : 4.78 g/l  pH : .3.32  ta : 6.24 g/l  va : 0.42 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  body : Light  taste : Fragrant  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : The vineyards are planted on South East facing slopes in the area of Durbanville with cool sea breezes. The vineyards are all trellised, 5-wire Perold system. Most are irrigated.
about the harvest: Harvested mid-February.
YIELD: 6 t/ha
BALLING AT HARVEST: 23.5°B
in the cellar : The grapes are harvested early morning , crushed and left on the skins for 24 hours. The free run juice is then pumped into settling tanks, whereafter tank fermentation occurs.
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