JC Le Roux Scintilla 2000

Veritas 2007 - Bronze
J.C. Le Roux Scintilla 2000 is a luxuriously smooth, well-balanced and delicate MÃ©thode Cap Classique that explodes with scintillating bubbles and completes The House of J.C. Le Roux Cap Classique range. This exceptional signature J.C. Le Roux Cap Classique displays a lively persistent bead and a well-developed nose with toast and ripe fruit flavours. A creamy and elegant mousse results in a good round aftertaste.

variety : Chardonnay [ 75% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir ]

winery : JC Le Roux

winemaker : Melanie van der Merwe

wine of origin :

analysis : alc : 11.51 % vol rs : 8.7 g/l pH : 3.14 ta : 6.05 g/l

type : Sparkling

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : 0

AWARDS

Veritas 2007 - Bronze

ageing : This vintage will benefit from additional bottle maturation.

in the vineyard : The grapes are sourced from two prime vineyard blocks of the noble varieties, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, specially selected for this signature MÃ©thode Cap Classique based on their consistent quality over the years. Only the best grapes are handpicked from the low-trellised Chardonnay block situated in Robertson and Pinot Noir block in Stellenbosch.

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at 18-20Âº Balling in January and beginning February 2000.

in the cellar : The yield of between 9-11 tons/ha was carefully placed in small baskets to prevent bruising. In the cellar, the juice settled overnight at 10ÂºC and the clear juice racked the following morning and inoculated with Prisse de Mousse yeast, a French yeast strain which results in the typical yeasty character of fine MÃ©thode Champenoise-style sparkling wine. The wine was fermented at 16-17ÂºC and the base wine underwent malolactic fermentation. Thereafter the wine was blended in a proportion of 75% Chardonnay and 25% Pinot noir, stabilised and bottled. Secondary fermentation took place in the cool controlled climate of the maturation cellar. The wine was matured for a further 60 months on the lees and the sediment removed by the traditional method of remuage and degorgement.

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