A typical Thelema Sauvignon Blanc – lovely fresh melon and grapefruit flavours, with a full, zesty palate, all in perfect balance.
Unwooded and well-balanced
FOOD PAIRING
As an apertif or with delicately flavoured foods like salads, oysters, scallops and chicken.
Thelema Sauvignon Blanc 2016 (6/case) (R89/BOTTLE)
Unwooded and well-balanced, with fresh melon and grapefruit flavours, and a full zesty palate.
MATURATION: Drinking well now, and will develop well for 2 years.
FOOD PAIRING: As an apertif or with delicately flavoured foods like salads, oysters, scallops and chicken.
VITICULTURAL PRACTICES
Varietal Sauvignon Blanc – Clones 133 ER, SV 316D, 159C, 11R and 7A
Root stock – R99 and R110
Soil type Hutton – decomposed granite
Age of vines – Planted 1985, 1993, 1997, 2002 and 2007
Plant density – 2100 to 3200 vines per hectare
Trellising – Vertical hedge
Pruning – 2-bud spurs every 15cm and Cane Pruning
Yield – Approximately 5-7 t/ha
Irrigation – Supplementary drip
Vintage – Cool summer days with very little rain, resulting in ideal growing conditions for grapes.
Picking dates – 26 January – 8th February
Grape sugar – Average 22 °B
Acidity 6.8 g/l
pH at harvest 3.29
WINEMAKING PRACTICES
Yeasts – Vin 7 / Alchemy 2
Fermentation temp 15 °C
Method – De-stalked, crushed, pressed, settled & fermented in stainless steel tanks.
WINE DETAILS
Residual Sugar 1.6 g/l
pH 3.20
Total acid 6.3 g/l
Alcohol 12.5% by volume
Maturation Pot 2016 – 2022
WINEMAKER’S COMMENTS
A typical Thelema Sauvignon Blanc – lovely fresh melon and grapefruit flavours, with a full, zesty palate, all in perfect balance