Sparkling Brut
Dry Sparkling Wine
VARIETY: Sparkling Brut
WINERY: Orange River Cellars
WINEMAKER: Philani Gumede
WINE OF ORIGIN: Northern Cape
Citrus and nutty aromas on the nose, followed by winter melon and kiwi flavours on the palate.
This sparkling wine has a smooth buttery finish.
alc: 13,33 % vol | rs: 8,2 g/l | pH: 3,39 |
type: Sparkling | style: Dry | ta: 5,31 g/l |
body:Creamy | taste: Crisp | pack: Bottle |
size: 750ml | closure: Cork wire | unwooded |
ageing: none |
Facing: | East/West |
Soil Types: | Deep alluvial loamy soil |
Age: | 18 Years |
Yield per hectare: | 29 t/ha |
Trellised: | Extended 6 wire Perold |
Irrigation: | Flood |
Harvest date: | Beginning of March |
Chenin blanc grapes are machine harvested in the cool hours of the early morning at 21 to 22,5 balling and treated in the vineyard for oxidation with a small amount of SO².
Machine harvested grapes, pressed cleared in settling tanks over 48 hours. All work was done as reductively as possible. Juice was racked with a little bit of lees to fermentation tank where fermentation took place at around 16°C. Wine was pumped of the thick lees an stored on thin lees, with periodic mixing up of the lees every two weeks.
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Platters Fine Wine Guide - 3/5 Stars & Good Value
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