Saronsberg Viognier 2021

Name: Saronsberg Viognier 2021
Brand: Saronsberg
SKU: 50797

This wine is the ideal accompaniment to foods with subtle spicy aromas and flavours. Although it spent 11 months in oak we strive to produce a wine that is still lively and fresh with varied and delicate flavours, showcasing the subtleties and finesse that Viognier is capable of.

This wine is the ideal accompaniment to foods with subtle spicy aromas and flavours.

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variety : Viognier [ 100% Viognier ]

winery : Saronsberg Cellar

winemaker : Dewaldt Heyns

wine of origin : Tulbagh

analysis : alc : 13.49 % vol rs : 3.3 g/l pH : 3.17 ta : 6.4 g/l va : 0.47 g/l so2 : 112 mg/l fso2 : 45 mg/l

type : White style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

in the vineyard :

Clones: VI 1, VI 642
Age: 16 years
Soil: Partially weathered shale as well as red/yellow clay-loam soils

about the harvest: The grapes were hand-picked in the early morning, force-cooled to 4 °C and pressed whole-bunch.
Harvest: 2nd an 3rd week of February 2021
Yield: 5.6 ton/ha
Balling: 23.2°B

in the cellar : Only the first light pressings were used. The juice was settled at 5 °C for 48 hours and then racked. A 25% portion underwent wild fermentation and the balance were inoculated with Vin 13 and CY3079 yeast in one third each of first-, second- and third-fill 500 litre Allier French oak barrels, using three different coopers.

Fermentation continued for on average 21 days, the temperature of fermentation ranging between 13 and 18 °C. The wine was aged on its fine lees and malolactic fermentation was prevented to preserve the finer flavours. After a total barrel maturation period of 11 months the wine was racked, protein stabilised and bottled with a fine sheet filtration.

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