Bovlei Lifestyle Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (Discontinued)

A crisp white wine asparagus and gooseberry flavor and hints of green peppers.

Chilled shellfish, calamari, asparagus, asparagus, quiches

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]

winery : Bovlei Cellar (Wellington Wines)

winemaker : Jacques Theron / Frank Meaker

wine of origin : Wellington

analysis : alc : 12.5 % vol rs : 1.4 g/l pH : 3.31 ta : 5.9 g/l

type : White

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Screwcap

ageing : Drink now

in the vineyard : The grapes were chosen from a 15 year old vineyard which lies high up on the southern slopes of the Hawekwa Mountains. The vineyard produced 6 ton grapes per hectare and produced healthy bunches of the best grapes in the area.

about the harvest: The grapes were handpicked at full ripeness at 22.3° Balling with a good pH / acidity balance. It was picked early morning to preserve the best flavor.

in the cellar : The grapes were left for 12 hours on the skins after crushing. The whole process was done reductively from picking and settling to fermentation. The juice fermented for 22 hours days at 10° - 11° C until dry. Extensive lees contact led to a further, longer wine on the palate. The wine was kept cool and under reductive conditions up until bottling. Just before bottling it was dined with Wyoming Bentonite and naturally cold stabilized.

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Bovlei Lifestyle Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (Discontinued)

Sauvignon Blanc

Jacques Theron / Frank Meaker