Rickety Bridge Paulina's Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2010

Name: Rickety Bridge Paulina's Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Brand: Rickety Bridge
SKU: 30868

Pale straw coloured wine with fragrant passion fruit and granadilla aromas. Fresh apples and crushed nettles are lifted by well balanced, mineral acidity and lead into a rich mid-palate and long, zesty finish.

Tuna loin in a balsamic reduction and olive oil basting served with asparagus.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ Sauvignon Blanc ]

winery : Rickety Bridge Estate

winemaker : Wynand Grobler

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 2.1 g/l pH : 3.20 ta : 6.7 g/l

type : White style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Screwcap

ageing : Peak potential from August 2011. Released late and to be enjoyed up to 4 years after vintage.

in the vineyard : Most of the grapes used in this Paulina's Reserve come from vines situated a stone's throw from the Atlantic Ocean - Elgin and upper West Coast

about the harvest: Westerly facing slopes host these well manicured and settled vines yielding 6 ton/ha.

Harvest: The grapes were harvested by hand at 23° B with good harvesting conditions and transported to Rickety Bridge winery in cooled conditions. All grapes were vinified at Rickety Bridge.

in the cellar : Fermentation took place in a stainless steel tank at 12?C and lasted more than 30 days ensuring a fresh and concentrated wine. The wine was pressed gently up to 0.9 Bar pressure. 10% of this wine was fermented and aged in small French Oak barrels. Total maturation time in barrel was 6 months. The remaining 90% was kept in stainless steel tanks on the yeast lees for 6 months to ensure rounded mouth feel.

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