SaronsbergViognier750ml

<p>Tasting Note</p><p>The wine has a light straw colour and flavours of honey, pear, apricot and delicate floral notes. It has a rich, silky palate with subtle spice and yellow fruit flavours, light oak and a balanced fresh finish.</p><p>Although it spent 11 months in oak we strive to produce a wine that is still lively and fresh with varied and delicate flavours, showcasing the subtleties and finesse that Viognier is capable of.</p><p>Food Pairing</p><p>This wine is the ideal accompaniment to foods with subtle spicy aromas and flavours. </p><p>Cultivar: ViognierClones: VI 1, VI 642Age: 13 yearsSoil: Partially weathered shale as well as red/yellow clay-loam soilsHarvest: 2nd an 3rd week of February 2016Yield: 4.9 ton/haBalling: 22.8°BpH: 3.28Total acid: 6.6g/l</p><p>The grapes were hand-picked in the early morning, force-cooled to 4 °C and pressed whole-bunch. Only the first light pressings were used. The juice was settled at 5 °C for 48 hours and then racked. A 40% portion underwent wild fermentation and the balance were inoculated with Vin 13 and CY3079 yeast in one third each of first-, second- and third-fill 500 litre Allier French oak barrels, using three different coopers. Fermentation continued for on average 26 days, the temperature of fermentation ranging between 12 and 20 °C. The wine was aged on its fine lees and malolactic fermentation was prevented to preserve the finer flavours. After a total barrel maturation period of 11 months the wine was racked, protein stabilised and bottled with a fine sheet filtration.</p><p>Alcohol: 13.19 vol %Total acid: 6.1 g/lpH: 3.32Residual sugar: 3.6 g/lVolatile acidity: 0.49 g/l</p>