variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ Sauvignon Blanc ]
winemaker : Mike Dobrovic
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 12.69 % vol rs : 5.2 g/l pH : 3.30 ta : 7.8 g/l so2 : 106 mg/l fso2 : 45 mg/l
type : White
pack : Bottle closure : Cork
in the vineyard : Soil Type: Decomposed Malmesbury Shale, Hutton, Tukulu, Glenrosa
Age of vines: 11 years
Trellising: Bush vines
Vine Density: ± 3 300 vines/ha
Yield: 5 tonnes per hectare
Irrigation: Yes, drip
in the cellar : Fermentation temperature: 24°C
The grapes were harvested in the early morning to ensure coolness, then crushed and lightly pressed. After this, the must was cold settled for two days before being inoculated with a selected yeast culture. Fifty percent of the wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks and the remaining fifty percent was barrel fermented; half in new wood and half in second fill – a combination of French and American oak.
The wine in barrel underwent malolactic fermentation and was further matured on the lees for six months, before being blended, lightly filtered and bottled.
Wood ageing: 50% in wood, half in combination new French and American Oak, other half in second fill.
Total production: 1000 x 12