Steenberg Brut 1682 Pinot Noir MCC 2011

Name: Steenberg Brut 1682 Pinot Noir MCC 2011
Brand: Steenberg
SKU: 35670

The Brut 1682 Pinot Noir with its luscious pink color has aromas of fresh strawberries and cream, raspberries, dark cherries, homemade brioche and a delicate mousse carried through with a lovely fresh aftertaste. It is a wonderful wine for those occasions where only an extraordinary and fine bubbly will do.

variety : Pinot Noir | 100% Pinot Noir

winery : Steenberg Vineyards

winemaker : JD Pretorius

wine of origin : Constantia

analysis : alc : 11.0 % vol rs : 5.2 g/l pH : 3.25 ta : 6.9 g/l

type : Sparkling style : Off Dry taste : Fruity

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

in the vineyard : Cultivar: Pinot Noir
Soil type: Clovelly
Trellising: 5 wire Perold
Age of vines: 9 - 20 years
Pruning: Spur - 2 bud
Rootstock: Richter 99

about the harvest: Harvest Date: January 2011
Yield: 5.4t/ha

in the cellar : The Brut 1682 Pinot Noir is made in the traditional French method and is as such designated Methode Cap Classique. The grapes were picked by hand at low sugar levels of 18.5° - 19° B and pressed whole bunch. The extracted juice is low in phenols, high in natural acidity, and has a delicate pink color and fine strawberry flavours. The juice ferments with a strong strain yeast to form the base wine of the MCC. Once the base wine is stabilized, it is fermented a second time in the bottle with a crown cap. This second fermentation creates the bubbles (or mousse) of the MCC. Post fermentation the bubbly was aged on its yeast lees for 36 months before disgorgement in July 2014.

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