Tygerberg Chatelaine 2014

A delicate, fruit-laden wine expressing cultivar characteristics of its components – leechie, rose petal and perfumed flavours, layered with a hint of spice.

Refreshing on its own, this wine will make the ideal partner to spicy dishes.

variety : Weisser Riesling [ 44% Muscat d’Alexandrie, 40% Gewürztraminer and 16% Weisser Riesling ]
winery : 
winemaker : Etienne Louw
wine of origin : Durbanville
analysis : alc : 12.8 % vol  rs : 10.4 g/l  pH : 3.08  ta : 6.3 g/l  so2 : 120 mg/l  
type : White  
pack : 0  size : 0  closure : 0  

AWARDS

Gold Medal (Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards 2014)
Veritas Gold (2013)

in the vineyard : Dry land vineyards with Hutton soils and trellised hedges. Average age of vineyards – 26 years.

about the harvest: Gewürztraminer, Weisser Riesling and Muscat d’Alexandrie grapes were handpicked in the cool morning hours at between 20.8 and 24.6 °Balling.

in the cellar : After harvest, the grapes were cooled overnight to 10 ºC prior to vinification. The grapes were sorted, de-stemmed, crushed, pressed and allowed to cold settle for two days. The juice of the three varieties were cold- fermented separately at 12 °C. The fermentation on the Muscat d’Alexandrie was stopped to retain natural grape sugars, whilst the Gewürztraminer and Riesling were allowed to ferment dry. The wine was blended so as to balance flavour, sweetness and acidity. The wine was left on gross lees for a period of 3 months to develop flavour and mouthfeel.

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