Saronsberg Viognier 2016

The wine has a light straw colour and flavours of honey, pear, apricot and delicate floral notes. It has a rich,silky palate with subtle spice and yellow fruit flavours, light oak and a balanced fresh finish.

This wine is the ideal accompaniment to foods with subtle spicy aromas and flavours. Although it spent 11 months in oak we strive to produce a wine that is still lively and fresh with varied and delicate flavours,showcasing the subtleties and finesse that Viognier is capable of.

variety : Viognier [ 100% Viognier ]
winemaker : Dewaldt Heyns
wine of origin : Tulbagh
analysis : alc : 13.19 % vol  rs : 3.6 g/l  pH : 3.32  ta : 6.1 g/l  
type : White  style : Off Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Cork  

AWARDS

2017 SAWi Awards - Platinum

201
4 Vintage
2015  SAWI - South Africa Wine Index 2015 - Top Category Award Grand Gold Recipient
2015  Michelangelo Wine Awards - Double Gold
2016  International Wine Challenge - Gold 

2012 Vintage
2014 Michelangelo International Wine and Spirit Awards - Gold
2014 Top 100 SA Wines
2013 SAWi - Grand Gold
2013 Michelangelo International Wine Awards - Gold

2011 Vintage
2013 Taj Classic Wine Awards - Trophy

2010 Vintage
2012 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles - Gold
2011 Michelangelo Wines Awards - Gold
2012 Classic Wine Trophy - Trophy
2012 Top 100 SA Wines 
2012 International Wine Challenge - Gold

2009 Vintagee
2011 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles - Gold

in the vineyard : 
Cultivar: Viognier
Clones: VI 1, VI 642
Age: 13 years
Soil: Partially weathered shale as well as red/yellow clay-loam soils

about the harvest: The grapes were hand-picked in the early morning; force cooled to 4°C and pressed whole bunch.

Harvest: 2nd an 3rd week of February 2016
Yield: 4.9 ton/ha
Balling: 22.8°B
pH: 3.28
Total acid: 6.6g/l

in the cellar : Only the first light pressings were used. The juice was settled at 5 °C for 48 hours and then racked. A 40% portion underwent wild fermentation and the balance were inoculated with Vin 13 and CY3079 yeast in one third each of first-, second- and third-fill 500 litre Allier French oak barrels, using three different coopers. Fermentation continued for on average 26 days, the temperature of fermentation ranging between 12 and 20 °C. The wine was aged on its fine lees and malolactic fermentation was prevented to preserve the finer flavours. After a total barrel maturation period of 11 months the wine was racked, protein stabilised and bottled with a fine sheet filtration. Alcohol:

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