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SILVER MYN WHITE 2007
TASTING NOTES
A blend of 77% Sauvignon Blanc and 23% Semillon. Following the Zorgvliet Wine Philosophy, "Elegance in Wine", the nose shows spice and lemongrass characteristics. The palate shows orange peel with powerful aromatic spices and a minerality originating from the Sauvignon Blanc component.
IN THE VINEYARD
Situation:
East to West row direction
Altitude:
300m
Distance from sea:
Approximately 10km
Soil Type:
A combination of loam-sand topsoil on clay subsoil.
Rootstock:
R99
Age of vines:
8 - 13 years
Trellising:
3 wire
Pruning:
2 buds
Irrigation:
Drip
THE HARVEST
Picking date:
January to February 2007
Yield:
6 tons/ha average
IN THE CELLAR
Fermentation Temp:
24ºC
Yeast:
A selection of various French and local yeasts were used.
Description:
A blend of 77% Sauvignon Blanc and 23% Semillon, both varieties were harvested at optimum ripeness. The juice from both varieties was pressed and allowed to settle for two days, where after they were taken to barrel and yeast was added to start the fermentation process. Each variety was fermented separately in 100% French oak and spent a total of 35 days in new wood. Thereafter the wine was removed from barrel and blended where it spent a further 4 months on the lees in stainless-steel.
Malolactic fermentation:
None
Wood aging:
100% new French barrels. The wine spent 35 days in barrel
RICHELLE
