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Bon Courage Weisser Riesling Natural Sweet 2001

The South African Trophy Wine Show 2002 - Bronze
An elegant wine with hints of honey and fragrances of peach and apricots with botrytis.

variety : Weisser Riesling [ Weisser Riesling ]
winemaker : Jacques Bruwer
wine of origin : Breede River
analysis : alc : 11.0 % vol  rs : 117.1 g/l  pH : 3.27  ta : 12.2 g/l  
type : Dessert  
AWARDS
The South African Trophy Wine Show 2002 - Bronze
Veritas 2001 - Double Gold

ageing : Excellent now and will get even better in future.
in the vineyard : Age of vineyards planted: 12 years
about the harvest: The grapes were handpicked at 30º Balling. Only 30-40% of the bunches were infected with botrytis.
Yield: 6-7 tons per hectare.
in the cellar : Skin contact took place for 24 hours. Free running juice and press must were put together in steel tanks, fermentation stopped at 20-21º Balling via filtration. Second filtration was done 3 weeks later.
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