| Ken Forrester Sauvignon Blanc |
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Full, complex, ripe tropical fruit flavours with crisp, dry finish. |
| Vintage |
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2005 |
| Age of vintage |
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22 years |
| Grape Varieties |
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Sauvignon Blanc |
| Region |
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Stellenbosch |
| Soil |
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Duplex soils, fine sandy loam on a clay base |
| Yield |
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8 tons per hectare, unirrigated vineyards |
| Analysis |
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Alc 13 % By Vol
Ta 6.3 g/l
Rs 4.1 g/l
Ph 3.41 |
This wine shows full, complex, ripe fruit with a crisp, dry finish. Tropical fruit on the nose, with structure, wafts of hay on the nose with excellent tart fresh sherbet mouthfeel and exceptional long tropical pineapple, melon finish, typical of the long hang time in our cool region.
Grapes are hand picked over a progressive ripening curve to capture the natural acidity and show the riper, tropical fruit flavour of Sauvignon Blanc with typical freshness and balance. After crushing, pumped through mash-cooler straight to press for draining. Free-run juice settled and fermented separately from pressings. Extended lees contact after fermentation for about 8 weeks to increase “creamy” character. Juice/wine handled reductively throughout process.
Very good accompaniment with fish, chicken and pasta. |
