Earthbound Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2014

Colour: Brilliantly clear with tinges of green.
Nose: Notes of grassy and tropical flavours.
Taste: Packed with litchi and guava flavours on the taste balanced by good, firm acidity.

Enjoy with pork and also with cream-­?based chicken dishes.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]
winemaker : Samuel Viljoen
wine of origin : Darling
analysis : alc : 13.84 % vol  rs : 1.63 g/l  pH : 3.71  ta : 6.89 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Screwcap  

AWARDS

2014 International Wine and Spirit Competition - Bronze
2014 Decanter World Wine Awards - Silver
in the vineyard : Farm Manager: Hennie van der Westhuizen

Background
The grapes for the Earthbound range of mostly organic wines are sourced from Fairtrade-­?accredited Papkuilsfontein Vineyards near Darling, close to South Africa's rugged West Coast. The farm has 375 ha under vine of which 173 ha is organically grown.

Organic
The vines were certified as organic by the Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) after athree-­?year conversion process.

Fairtrade-­accredited
For every ton of grapes harvested for this wine, apremium of €0,50 is paid that goes towards projects intended to benefit workers on the farm, Papkuilsfontein Vineyards, near Darling. Ajoint body, representing the workers decides on how premiums will be spent.

BWI member
Papkuilsfontein is amember of the Biodiversity &Wine Initiative that seeks to protect the wealth of biodiversity found in the Cape Floral Kingdom by rehabilitating land on wine farms to indigenous habitat.

Vineyards
The grapes from this wine come from two dry-farmed blocks trellised on a three-wire hedge system, planted in 1999 and 2000

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at 23º to 24° Balling.
Yield: 10t/ha

in the cellar : Each vineyard block was individually vinified, with some receiving skin contact for up to six hours to enhance flavour extraction and to temper the acidity. The fruit was crushed and cool-­?fermented in temperature-­?controlled stainless steel tanks at 13° to 14º C. The wine was left on the lees for a short period to enhance the mouthfeel and ageing potential.

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