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Lemberg Viognier 2011

A bouquet of almonds, floral, perfume, dried spice and stone fruit flavours define the aromatics on the nose. The palate is complex, round, fresh with good weight due to a 50% natural fermentation and aging in older French oak barrels.

variety : Viognier [ 100% Viognier ]
winemaker : David Sadie
wine of origin : Tulbagh
analysis : alc : 13.81 % vol  rs : 2.4 g/l  pH : 3.35  ta : 6.0 g/l  va : 0.43 g/l  so2 : 100 mg/l  fso2 : 23 mg/l  
type : White   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : Viognier from the Breedekloof were harvested at the end of February and brought to the Lemberg cellar for vinification.
about the harvest: Harvest Date: 28/02/2011
Harvest Analysis: 23.5° balling
in the cellar : Wholebunch pressed, only the free run juice was used for fermentation in old 500L French oak barrels. Neither enzymes nor any acidification were used and 50% of the barrels naturally went through alcoholic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation was prevented and the wines were batonnaged once every 2 to 3 weeks while aging on the primary lees in the barrels. The wine aged 9 months in barrel before being bottled.
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