Avontuur Sauvignon Blanc 2009
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APPELLATION: Wine of Origin - Stellenbosch
BLEND: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
HARVEST DATE: February 2007
Average °B at harvest: 21 – 22 balling
ALCOHOL: 13 %
T.A. 6.6 g/l P.H. 3.28 R/Sugar 1.5 g/l
VINIFICATION: Harvested early in the morning when grapes are still cool. Freshness added from first harvest from new vines. Complexity due to lees contact and older vines. Grapes are de-stemmed, chilled and lightly pressed. Cold-settled for 48 hours. Racked and inoculated with yeast. Cold-fermented. Left on fermentation lees (sur lie) for 3 months before bottling.
COLOUR: Clear with a light green tinge.
AROMA: Complex – tropical fruit with underlying green flavours.
Canned asparagus, green pepper.
FLAVOUR: Passion fruit & pineapple with a zesty lemon grass aftertaste.
FINISH: Fresh well-balanced acids.
GENERAL: A refreshing summer wine which will compliment seafood
platters and chicken dishes.
