Steenberg Nebbiolo 2010 - SOLD OUT
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Steenberg Nebbiolo 2010 - SOLD OUT

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technical analysis
Winemaker :  JD Pretorius
Main Variety :  Nebbiolo
Alcohol :  14.05  %vol
pH :  3.58
RS :  1.8 g/l
Total Acid :  6.2 g/l
Balling :  25 °
Yield :  6  ton/H
Appellation :  Constantia
characteristics
Type :  Red
Style :  Dry
Body :  Medium
WOODED

 
tasting notes
This medium bodied Nebbiolo is light in colour with aromas of dried prunes and apricots, perfume, spice and potpourri on the nose. Soft oaky notes support the wine well and add weight to the finish. Big tannins, unique to Nebbiolo, give the wine backbone and structure. Earthy notes on the aftertaste and a good acidity.
 
blend information
100% Nebbiolo
 
food suggestions
Earthy notes on the aftertaste and a good acidity makes this wine a great food wine, but it is extremely well complemented by any form of mushrooms and truffles.
 
in the vineyard
Cultivar: Nebbiolo
Soil type: Clovelly / Sterkspruit
Trellising: Elongated Perold
Age of vines: 16 years
Pruning: Spur - 2 bud
Rootstock: 101 - 114 MGT
 
about the harvest
Harvested: March 2010
Yield: 6 Ton/Ha
The grapes were harvested at a sugar level of 25° Balling.
 
in the cellar
After harvesting the grapes were then crushed into stainless steel fermentation tanks where they fermented at 28°C for approximately 10 days. The juice was inoculated with a yeast strain selected for the development of the natural characters in the Nebbiolo grape. Two pump-overs were done per day to extract colour and tannin. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation in new oak and there-after matured in second and third fill 225 litre French oak barrels for 15 months.
 
  
 
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