Bellevue Houd-den-Beck Muscante 2000

An excellent semi-sweet table wine, with a beautiful Muscat aroma and taste. Very fruity nose, full, fresh grapes, deep Muscat. Not to sweet. Enjoy on its own or with food.


variety : Colombard [ 20% Muscat D Alexandrie; 80% Colombard ]
winery : Bellevue Estate
winemaker : Dirkie Morkel & Francois van der Merwe
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 12.08 % vol  rs : 17.5 g/l  pH : 3.39  ta : 4.7 g/l  va : 0.38 g/l  so2 : 129 mg/l  fso2 : 55 mg/l  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

in the vineyard : Climate: A good vintage. Dry, warm winter followed by a hot dry summer. Grapes were very healthy, and ripened rapidly.
Soil: Muscat D'Alexandrie - Longlands
Colombar - Estcourt
Trellising: Muscat D'Alexandrie - Perold 3 Wire
Colombar - Untrellised
Age of Vines: Muscat D'Alexandrie - 10 years
Colombar - 28 years

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested early in the morning.
Yield: Muscat D'Alexandrie - 12.5 tons/ha

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