Thelema Mountain White 2011
A delicious blend displays aromas of ripe peaches, golden delicious apples and a long creamy finish.
Maturation
Great now, and will improve for 4 years.
Food Pairing
Particularly good with seafood and flavourful chicken dishes.
Tasting Notes
Varietal | Viognier 42% / Chardonnay 33% / Roussanne 25% |
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Root stock | 101-14 |
Soil type | Tukulu / Glenrosa |
Age of vines | Planted 2005, 2006 |
Plant density | 2500 vines/ha |
Trellising | 7 wire Perold with moveable foliage wires |
Pruning | Spur |
Irrigation | Supplementary drip |
Vintage | 2011 |
Yeasts | Lalvin M / D522 |
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Fermentation temp | 15 °C |
Method | Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in old white wine barrels. Aged for 10 months on gross lees with the lees being stirred every fortnight. |
Residual sugar | 1.7 g/l |
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pH | 3.27 |
Total acid | 6.6 g/l |
Alcohol | 14.48% |
Maturation | 2011 - 2015 |
A delicious blend displays aromas of ripe peaches, golden delicious apples and a long creamy finish.