Steenberg Nebbiolo 2012

Name: Steenberg Nebbiolo 2012
Brand: Steenberg
SKU: 35041

This medium bodied Nebbiolo is light in colour with dried prunes, apricots, rose petals, 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 after taste and a good acidity makes this wine a great wine to enjoy with food, extremely well complemented by any form of mushrooms or truffles.

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variety : Nebbiolo [ 100% Nebbiolo ]

winery : Steenberg Vineyards

winemaker : JD Pretorius

wine of origin : Constantia

analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol rs : 4.6 g/l pH : 3.53 ta : 6.3 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Medium wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

ageing : This wine will greatly reward cellaring 10 years from vintage and will develop more savoury characters as the wine evolves.

in the vineyard : Cultivar: Nebbiolo
Soil type: Clovelly / Sterkspruit
Trellising: Elongated Perold
Age of vines: 18 years
Pruning: Spur - 2 bud
Rootstock: 101 - 114 MGT

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at a sugar level of 24.5°B
Harvested: March 2011
Yeild: 6.2ton/ha

in the cellar : The grapes were 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
barrel and there-after matured in 60% second and 40% third fill 225L French oak barrels for 14 months.

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