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Saronsberg Sauvignon Blanc Straw Wine 2006

The wine has a deep, golden straw colour with floral, dried peach and caremelised honeyed flavours. The body is full, sweet without becoming cloying. It is rounded off with a good acid balance and integrated oak.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winemaker : Dewaldt Heyns
wine of origin : Tulbagh
analysis : alc : 10.50 % vol  rs : 190 g/l  pH : 3.90  ta : 6.50 g/l  va : 1.10 g/l  so2 : 150 mg/l  fso2 : 18 mg/l  
type : White   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
in the vineyard : Cultivar: Sauvignon Blanc
Clones: SB 316
Age: 12 years
Soil: Partially decomposed Malmesbury shale with course gravel.
about the harvest:  Five tons of Sauvignon Blanc grapes were picked by hand in the early morning hours and packed onto straw pallets.
Harvest: 8/2/2006
Yield: 5 ton/ha
Balling: 23.5° B
pH: 3.65
Total acid: 6.9 g/l
in the cellar :  It was left to dry for a three to four week period in the shade until it almost turned to raisons. The bunches were then crushed into the press followed by an 8 hour press cycle to recover the small amount of juice from the berries. The juice was settled for 48 hours at 5° C with only enzymes. The juice was then racked into new 300l Allier French oak and fermentation was allowed to start naturally. Fermentation took 6 months to complete. The wine was allowed to age in barrel for a total of 24 months. It was racked given a bentonite fining and bottled with a sterile sheet filtration.
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