Steenberg - Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc - ConstantiaNV

WHITE WINE

Tasting notes

This Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc is made to be fun, fruity and fresh. The nose bursts with aromas of passion fruit, litchi, guava, pineapple, mango and green figs. The palate is fresh and fizzy with hints of pineapple and passion fruit and a long lingering aftertaste with a refreshing finish, perfect for a hot summer's day.

Technical data

Alcohol: 12.5%
Residual Sugar: 10.2 g / litre
Total Acid: 7.1 g / litre
pH: 3.06

Vinification

The Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc base wine is made in the traditional method, whole bunch pressed at low pressures not to extract bitter phenolics. The juice was settled overnight and rack clean before fermentation. Fermentation took place at low temperatures in stainless steel tanks and took about three weeks to complete. After fermentation; the wine was stabilised and prepared for the secondary fermentation in bottle. The secondary fermentation in bottle took around three months to complete and the wine was disgorged immediately after, in July 2014.

Viticultural details

Cultivar: Sauvignon Blanc
Harvested: February 2014
Soil type: Weathered Granite
Trellising: 4 wire Perold
Age of vines: 4-16 years
Pruning: Spur - 2 bud
Yield: 6 - 12 ton/ha
Rootstock: US 8/7