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Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc Barrel Fermented 2001

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Stellenbosch
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technical analysis
Winemaker :  Mike Dobrovic
Main Variety :  Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol :  12.69  %vol
pH :  3.30
RS :  5.2 g/l
Total Acid :  7.8 g/l
SO2 :  106 mg/l
Free SO2 :  45 mg/l
Extract :  25.3
Appellation :  Stellenbosch
characteristics
 
accolades
91 Vintage: ***(*) in John Platter; SA Wine Show Double Gold winner.
92 Vintage: **** in John Platter.
93 Vintage: **** in John Platter.
94 Vintage: **** in John Platter; on SAA wine list.
95 Vintage: ***(*)in John Platter and **** in Wine Magazine November 1995 edition; on SAA wine list.
97 Vintage: *** in John Platter and *** in Wine Magazine August 1998 edition.
(98) non vintage: *** in John Platter.
99 Vintage: *** in John Platter and *** in both Wine Magazine September 2000 and November 2000 edition.
2000 Vintage: *** in John Platter and ***(*)in Wine Magazine August 2001 edition.
 
tasting notes
Pale yellow in colour. Asparagus and green pepper aromas on the nose that follow through on the palate – combining with sweet vanillans to create a mouth-watering experience.
Serve at 12–15°C. Partner with pea and ham soup; curried butternut soup; grilled crayfish; smoked oysters; seared fresh tuna; lemon and garlic roast chicken; glazed ham; and beef carpaccio.
 
ageing potential
Rest this wine gently in a cool, dark cellar for another three to seven years to enjoy a truly voluptuous wine.
 
blend information
Sauvignon Blanc
 
in the vineyard
Soil Type: Decomposed Malmesbury Shale, Hutton, Tukulu, Glenrosa
Age of vines: 11 years
Trellising: Bush vines
Vine Density: ± 3 300 vines/ha
Yield: 5 tonnes per hectare
Irrigation: Yes, drip
 
about the harvest
Picking date: During the third week of January 2001
Grape Sugar: 22.5° Balling
Acidity: 10g/l
pH: 3.0
 
in the cellar
Fermentation temperature: 24°C
The grapes were harvested in the early morning to ensure coolness, then crushed and lightly pressed. After this, the must was cold settled for two days before being inoculated with a selected yeast culture. Fifty percent of the wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks and the remaining fifty percent was barrel fermented; half in new wood and half in second fill – a combination of French and American oak.
The wine in barrel underwent malolactic fermentation and was further matured on the lees for six months, before being blended, lightly filtered and bottled.
Wood ageing: 50% in wood, half in combination new French and American Oak, other half in second fill.
Total production: 1000 x 12
 
  
 
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