R80.66

Sparkling Doux

A Sweet White Sparkling Wine

VARIETY: Sparkling Doux

WINERY: Orange River Cellars

WINEMAKER: Philani Gumede

WINE OF ORIGIN: Northern Cape

Floral notes on the nose with hints of muscat. The palate is sweet and fruity with hints of honey.

alc: 9,24 % vol rs: 55,8 g/l pH: 3,42
type: Sparkling style: Sweet ta: 7,84 g/l
body: Full taste: Floral pack: Bottle
size: 750ml closure: Cork wire unwooded
ageing: none

Facing: East/West
Soil Types: Deep alluvial loamy soil
Age: 20 Years
Yield per hectare: 29 t/ha
Trellised: Extended 6 wire Perold
Irrigation: Flood
Harvest date: Beginning of March

Machine harvest 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.

  • Platters Fine Wine Guide - 3 out of 5 Stars | Hidden Gem | Good Value

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