This single vineyard originates from the rockiest soil on the estate, with resultant struggling vines and huge concentration. Brilliant greenish in appearance, this is a dramatic wine full of ripe red peppers and passion fruit. It will mature to perfection within one year, into flavours of mineral and flint (gun smoke).
Vintage 2008

Vinyeard
Sauvignon Blanc, 25-year-old vines, clone SB11E on 101/14,

Yield
6 t/ha

Oenology
Harvested at night on 21 January 2008 21 days alcoholic fermentation 100 days on primary lees all racking done under CO˛ stabilized at -3ēC 80 g/hl Bentonite fining

Filtration
not sterile, only 2.5 micron filtration prior to bottling
on the estate

Analysis
alcohol: 12.8 % | acidity: 7.6 | pH: 3.45 | FSO2 40 at bottling Sugar: 1.2g/l

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Terroir
slope: very gentle southerly
soil: extremely rocky – 70% quartz, 30% solubles
climate: moderate summer with low night temperatures, cold winter
wind: cool south easterly (summer)

Origin
Robertson, South Africa