Thelema Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Unwooded and well-balanced, with fresh melon and grapefruit flavours, and a full grassy 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.
Tasting Notes
| Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc – Clones 133 ER, SV 316D, 159C, 11R and 7A |
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| 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 6.7 t/ha |
| Irrigation | Supplementary drip |
| Vintage | Very hot and dry vintage, resulting in an early start to the picking, with different varieties ripening at the same time. A tough vintage for the winery crews! |
| Picking dates | 20 - 26thth February |
| Grape sugar | Average 22 - 23 °B |
| Acidity | 6.9 g/l |
| pH at harvest | 3.3 |
| Yeasts | Vin 7 / Alchemy 2 |
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| Fermentation temp | 15 °C |
| Method | De-stalk, crushed, pressed, settled & fermented in stainless steel tanks. |
| Residual Sugar | 1.88 g/l |
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| pH | 3.31 |
| Total acid | 6.02 g/l |
| Alcohol | 13.98% by volume |
| Maturation Pot | 2014 – 2018 |
A typical Thelema Sauvignon Blanc – lovely fresh melon and grapefruit flavours, with a full, grassy palate, all in perfect balance.