Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 2.11 g/L
pH 3.38
Total Acidity 6.17 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Drinking Window Four to eight years
Region Elim
Soil Bokkeveld slate, Koffieklip and gravel
Orientation South
Harvest Dates 11 Mar 2022
Brix at Harvest 22.8°
Grape Clone DD1
Vine Age 17 years
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel, Stainless Steel
Pressing Method Light Pressing
Oak Aging 5 months
Lees Aging 4 months
Oak Types French oak
Barrel Size 225L French oak barrels
Production Details From a 1.3 ha Elim vineyard with supplementary irrigation and extended six-wire Perold trellising. Grapes were hand-harvested in the early morning between 22.8 and 23.5 degrees B under reductive conditions using dry ice and carbon dioxide gas. Fruit was crushed at 8C with about eight hours of skin contact before light pressing. After two days of juice settling, the juice was racked and inoculated with yeast. Thirty percent fermented and matured in 225L French oak barrels for five months, while 70% fermented in tank at 11C for about 24 days. The wine then spent an additional four months on fine lees with monthly batonnage of both tank and barrel portions before final blending and bottling. The producer advises serving it not too cold to show the full nuances of Semillon.
Tasting Notes
Nose: lemon-lime, dusty green nettles, faint honeyed richness, lemon meringue pie
Palate: weighty, integrated acidity, lengthy finish
Food Pairing snoek on the braai, yellowtail, prawns, black mussels, traditional fish pie, mielie bread, sweetcorn fritters, char-grilled green asparagus with hollandaise sauce
Producer Information
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Phone
+27 (0)27 482 2827
Email
Owner
David Nieuwoudt
Cellarmaster
David Nieuwoudt