Saronsberg Sauvignon Blanc 2017

The wine has a translucent colour with a green edge, showing prominent tropical, gooseberry and fruit-salad flavours, followed by hints of grass a full-bodied mouthfeel and a refreshingly flinty aftertaste.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]

winery : Saronsberg Cellar

winemaker : Dewaldt Heyns

wine of origin : Tulbagh

analysis : alc : 12.60 % vol rs : 1.5 g/l pH : 3.08 ta : 7.9 g/l va : 0.42 g/l so2 : 129 mg/l fso2 : 32 mg/l

type : White style : Dry body : Full taste : Fruity

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Screwcap

AWARDS

2014 Vintage
2014 Michelangelo International Wine and Spirit Awards - Double Gold

2013 Vintage
2013 Veritas Wine Awards - Bronze

2012 Vintage
2013 Top 100 SA Wines
2012 Best Value Wine Guide
2012 Finalist in FNB Top 20 Sauvignon Blanc

in the vineyard : Cultivar: Sauvignon Blanc
Clones: SB 10 / R99; SB316 / Ramsey
Age: 14-20 years
Soil: Structured red clay-loam and weathered shale soils

about the harvest: The grapes were hand picked in the early morning hours in four separate pickings to maximise flavour diversity.

Harvest: 23 January to 6 February 2017
Yield: 6.0 – 7,8 ton/ha
Balling: 22.1–23.2 °B pH: 3.20
Total acid: 6.8–8.4 g/l

in the cellar : It was then force-cooled to 4 °C, bunch-sorted and destemmed into satellite tanks. The mash was deposited into cold-soak tanks for 12 hours at 8 °C. The free-run juice was drained to settling tanks and the skins pressed, keeping the free-run and press fractions separate. After settling for 48 hours at 5 °C using only enzymes, the clear juice was racked and allowed to heat up for yeast inoculation.

The juice was fermented at 13 °C for 18 to 29 days with Vin7 yeast. It was left on the fine lees at 16 °C for 3 months after fermentation, stirring every 10 days. The Sauvignon Blanc was handled reductively throughout the vinification process using CO2 and nitrogen. Bentonite was added for protein stabilisation, followed by a coarse sheet filtration prior to bottling. Bottling was done with a sterile sheet filtration and the wine was bottle aged for 3 months prior to release.

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