Slanghoek Private Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2004

Michelangelo Awards 2005 - Silver Medal
Beautiful, bright light colour. Fresh and fruity palate. Offers citrus and guava and a bit of green peppers for spice.
Best enjoyed young and cooled down to 15ÂºC.

Best enjoyed with seafood, chicken or stews.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]

winery : Slanghoek Cellar

winemaker : Pieter Carstens & Team

wine of origin : Slanghoek

analysis : alc : 12.58 % vol rs : 2.6 g/l pH : 3.46 ta : 7.3 g/l va : 0.35 g/l so2 : 122 mg/l fso2 : 47 mg/l

type : White style : Dry body : Medium

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

Michelangelo Awards 2005 - Silver Medal

ageing : Enjoy within 2 - 3 years of purchase.

in the vineyard : Supplier: P. Hugo
Area planted: 6.09 ha
Age of vines: 11 years
Rootstock: Richter 110
Clone: SB 10A & SB 11
Trellis system: 5 wire lenghtened Perold
Irrigation: Micro
Vine density: 3 333 vines / ha
Soil: Deep, rocky terrace
Climate: Continental

about the harvest: Hand harvested on the 2nd of February 2004.

in the cellar : Crushed and destemmed by machine working reductively, fermented in Stainless Steel tanks with cooling at 14ÂºC for 18 days.
Malolactic Fermentation: No
Lees contact / battonage: Yes, one month on fine lees.
No wood
Fining: Bentonite
Filtration: Bulk filtration with diatomacious earth
Stabilisation: Minus 4Âº Celsius for 5 days

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