Drostdy Hof Sauvignon Blanc 2004

Colour: A lively wine light green in colour.
Bouquet: An elegant wine, which expresses tropical fruit flavours yet ends in a long, crisp finish.
Taste: On the palate the wine has exotic fruit flavours such as guava with a slight grassiness to it. This is a typically South African Sauvignon Blanc.

The winemaker suggests serving it with fish and poultry dishes.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winery : 
winemaker : Louw Engelbrecht
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 11.7 % vol  rs : 4.0 g/l  pH : 3.3  ta : 6.0 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  

in the vineyard : Grapes were sourced from vineyards in Stellenbosch, Paarl, Robertson and Durbanville ranging in age from 9 to 17 years old, grown in soils varying from decomposed granite to deep Clovelly and Hutton, with excellent drainage. Located at altitudes from 210m to 410m, the trellised vineyards face south-east to south-west and are thus ideally positioned to take advantage of prevailing sea-breezes. However, appropriate canopy management and row orientation minimises wind damage.

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested by hand in February at 20° to 23° Balling. They were picked on taste when showing green fig flavours.

in the cellar : The grapes were left on the skin for four hours to preserve the natural acidity of the juice, which was fermented cold at 12° to 14° C.

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