Bon Courage Weisser Riesling Natural Sweet 2003

An elegant wine with hints of honey and fragrances of peach and apricots with botrytis.


variety : Weisser Riesling [ 100% 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  
pack : Bottle  

AWARDS
Dave Hughes – Internationally Acclaimed Wine Writer :
Gorgeous golden glow with honeysuckle whiffs and some attractive turpene touches. Succulent in the mouth with layers of tropical flavours with litchi and peach playing a part. Beautiful balance of sugar, acid and alcohol gives wonderful elegance. Slow flow across the palate leads into long, extended finish. A classic end of evening wine but also use as a celebratory toast when the occasion calls.

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 : Grapes were handpicked. Only 30 – 40 % of the bunches were infected with botrytis. Skin contact took place for 24 hours. Free running juice and press must were put together in steel tanks, fermentation stopped at 20- 21 B via filtration. Second filtration was done 3 weeks later.

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