Mooiplaas Sauvignon Blanc 2003

Green peppers and figs on the nose, palate is fresh and well balanced, with a long finish.

Accompanies seafood especially well.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]

winery : Mooiplaas Estate

winemaker : Louis Roos

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.29 % vol rs : 2.58 g/l pH : 3.43 ta : 6.42 g/l so2 : 117 mg/l fso2 : 34 mg/l

type : White style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

2007 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show - Silver Medal Museum Class (80/100)
Veritas 2003 - Silver
Wine500 Club Summer 2003 Winner
Swiss Airlines International Wine Awards 2004 - Seal of Approval
Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine show 2005 - Bronze

ageing : Good potential for further development in the bottle.

in the vineyard : Age of Vines: 8 years
Yield hl/ha: 42
Clone Types: 10B / 316 / 7A
Rootstocks: Richter 99, Richter 110
Trellising: 3-Wire vertical
Soil Type: Oak leaf, Estcourt

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested from 12 - 19 February 2003
Grape Analysis:
22.3° Balling, pH 3.10, TA 11.6g/l

in the cellar : Yeast Type: Vin7, CKS102
Fermentation: 6 Hours skin contact, juice cleaned by settling, fermented at 11 - 14°C for 21 days until dry, stayed on lees for 3 months.
No wood contact.
This wine was estate bottled on 24 July 2003.

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