Babylonstoren Sprankel 2014

Straw yellow with slight greenish tinge. Golden Delicious apple, green lollipop, tropical tones as well as gentle biscuit and brioche flavours from the maturation on the lees. Fresh and well-balanced with a very fine mousse and soft acidity to balance the almond skin and passion fruit tones. Delicious lime and grapefruit with beautiful minerality and long finish.

Sprankel perfectly complements cheese, fruit, salmon, shellfish and caviar. The smoothness of this sparkling wine also works beautifully with poultry and seafood dishes with light, buttery sauces.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winery : Babylonstoren
winemaker : Charl Coetzee
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 12.22 % vol  rs : 5.5 g/l  pH : 3.24  ta : 8.2 g/l  
type : Cap_Classique  style : Off Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity  
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

AWARDS
2020 Prescient Cap Classique Report - Top 10
2019 Michelangelo Awards - Gold
2019 SA Terroir Wine Awards - Area Winner: Paarl District
  

ageing : Ready to be enjoyed straight away with good ageing potential of up to 8 years.

in the vineyard : Klapmuts/Longlands type soils of Malmesbury shale origin.

in the cellar : The fourth vintage of this delicious MCC. The grapes were whole-bunch pressed and the first fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks. The wine was kept on the thin lees for 7 months before bottling for the second fermentation. It was then kept on the lees for 48 months prior to disgorgement. No dosage was added.

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