Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Sauvignon Blanc Sur Lie 2023

Name: Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Sauvignon Blanc Sur Lie 2023
Brand: Kleine Zalze Family Reserve
SKU: 49960

Intense flavours of gooseberries, kiwi and white flesh peach. The palate reveals layers of complexity with mineral structure and fresh peas.

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variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]

winery : Kleine Zalze Wines

winemaker : RJ Botha

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 2.3 g/l pH : 3.30 ta : 6.2 g/l

type : White style : Dry body : Full taste : Herbaceous

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

ageing : Will reward careful cellaring for the next 5 years.

in the vineyard : The run-up to the season was characterized by a warm and dry winter and spring, resulting in drier than usual soil conditions at the onset of the growing season. This resulted in earlier bud-break and flowering, and as such also promising an earlier than usual harvest. Unseasonal downpours early in December brought some welcome relief to the vineyards but increased disease pressure that the viticultural team had to manage carefully to ensure only healthy, good quality bunches reached the winery. The wine was produced from selected dryland vineyards in Stellenbosch (False Bay), Durbanville and Darling.

about the harvest: The grapes were picked very early in the morning.

in the cellar : Every process from picking to bottling was done super reductively with dry ice already being added in the bins in the vineyard at harvest, and carried through until the juice reaches it’s fermentation tank. After destemming and crushing we gave at least 12hours of skin contact. Only the free run juice was settled for 1 day and then racked to the fermentation vessel. It was inoculated with selected yeast strains and fermentation took place at 13°C. The wine spent 2 months on the primary lees before being blended and bottled.

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