Mooiplaas Sauvignon Blanc 2011

Name: Mooiplaas Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Brand: Mooiplaas
SKU: 30368

2009 was an excellent year for Sauvignon, almost no rain during harvest, outstanding grape flavours which were retained in the must, on par with the 2007, but riper with more tropical notes on the nose, winter melon and litchi, fresh, palate is full, good balance and length.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]

winery : Mooiplaas Estate

winemaker : Louis Roos

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.85 % vol rs : 1.3 g/l pH : 3.38 ta : 5.7 g/l

type : White style : Dry

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

2009 Michelangelo International Wine Awards - Gold medal

in the vineyard : Grapes of 2 adjacent blocks were used, at 380 m above sea level at the top of Bottelary Hills overlooking False Bay, characterized by cool south westerly winds in the afternoon, often causing a mist blanket over the hilltops, these high-laying vineyards are aptly named “Windhoek“.

AGE OF VINES: 14 and 15 years
YIELD: hl/ha and tonnes/ha 44 hl- and 6.9 tonnes/ha
CLONE TYPES: Mostly 10B and 316
ROOTSTOCKS: R99/R110
TRAINING METHOD: 3-Wire vertical trellis
SOIL TYPE: Estcourt/Oakleaf

about the harvest: Date Harvested: 8 June 2009
Yield hl/ha and tonnes/ha: 50 hl- and 7.71 tonnes/ha
Grape Analysis: 22.7° Balling; pH 3.14; TA 10.1 g/l

in the cellar : The grapes were in excellent condition. After 12-24 hours skin contact the juice was cleaned by settling and fermented at 13° - 15° C. The wine was left on primary lees for about 3 months after fermentation to reap benefit of autolysis of yeast cells. Unfiltered until the final filtration at bottling.

Bottled on 8 June 2009 at Mooiplaas.

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