Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc100%
Drinking Window 3 years
Region Breedekloof
Soil Combination of slightly rocky, Sandy, And clay soil
Brix at Harvest 23.0°
Sites Single Vineyard - Block no. 20, planted 1985
Vine Age 35 years, planted 1985
Fermentation Vessels Stainless Steel, Oak Barrel
Maceration 1 days
Oak Aging 3.3 months (100 days)
Oak Details 50% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak50%
Second Fill Oak50%
Oak Types French Oak
Closure Cork
Production Details Hand-picked at 22.5-23.5° Balling. Transported in dry ice to prevent oxidation. 24-hour skin contact for flavor extraction. Cryo-concentration: Free-run juice kept at -4°C to freeze out excess water. Fermentation in combination of new French oak barrels and stainless steel tanks. 100 days maturation on fermentation lees in barrel. Protein and cold-stabilized before bottling.
Certifications Fairtrade
Tasting Notes
Nose: citrus, herbs, cape gooseberries, kiwi, guava, wood
Palate: tropical, intense, complex
Food Pairing cape salmon with citrus gremolata and asparagus tempura, goat cheese soufflé, summer salad of heirloom tomato, cling peaches, and burrata, roasted butternut with fennel and fried sage
Producer Information
Website
Address
R101 (just off the N1), Rawsonville 6845, South Africa
Phone
+27 (0)23 349 1601
Email
Owner
DTK Wines (Cooperative)
Cellarmaster
Shawn Thomson