Vergelegen Semillon 1999

Available on the farm only
Attractive gold green colour. Nose shows intense citrus, orange marmalade, honey and spice. The wine is finely focussed, well balanced with a crisp acidity. Serve chilled at 10-14ºC with mussel soup, salmon, grilled yellowtail and poultry.


variety : Semillon [ Semillon ]
winery : Vergelegen Wines
winemaker : Andre van Rensberg
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 2.2 g/l  pH : 3.3  ta : 6.7 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  

ageing : Drink now, but will mature with great benefit if stored under proper conditions.

in the vineyard : South facing Korhan Vineyards delivered low yields (4.5 tons per hectare). The flavours were intense and chemical composition was perfect. The vines are severely wine exposed and are not irrigated.

in the cellar : 100% Whole bunch pressed, then off into new 225l barrels for fermentaion at 18-21ºC. Left on the lees for 9 months, with regular batonnage. 100% Fermented and matured in new French/American Oak.

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