Delheim Spatzendreck 2016

Pale straw in colour. Orange blossom, honey and citrus on the nose. Ripe summer fruit and orange skin on the palate. The oak ads spice and soft but firm tannins, giving the wine the ability to age for quite some time.

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variety : Muscat de Frontignan [ Muscat d’Frontignan, Chenin Blanc and Weisser Riesling ]

winery : Delheim Wine Estate

winemaker : Brenda van Niekerk

wine of origin : Simonsberg-Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol rs : 106.6 g/l pH : 3.47 ta : 6.9 g/l

type : White style : Sweet body : Full taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

ageing :

The wine is ready to drink now, but will reward with time in bottle, for 12 - 15 years after vintage.

Composition: Muscat de Frontignan, Chenin Blanc and Weisser Riesling

in the vineyard : The age of the vines range from twenty seven- to thirty one years old.

about the harvest: Each grape variety was harvested and vinified separately.

in the cellar :

he Muscat component was destemmed and crushed and left for two days on the skins to ferment. The grapes were pressed in a pneumatic press after two days. Free run juice and pressed juice was pumped into older 500L and 228L barrels to start fermentation by a selected yeast strain. Grapes from the Weisser Riesling and Chenin Blanc where also allowed to start fermentation on the skins where after it was pressed and racked to barrels. The wine spend 13 months in barrel where after it was racked and blended together.

Bottling Date: November 2017

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