
Thelema Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Unwooded and well-balanced, with fresh melon and grapefruit flavours, and a full zesty palate.
Maturation
Drinking well now, and will develop well for 3 years.
Food Pairing
As an apertif or with delicately flavoured foods like salads, oysters, scallops and chicken.
Winemaker's Comments
A typical Thelema Sauvignon Blanc – lovely fresh melon and grapefruit flavours, with a full, zesty palate, all in perfect balance.
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Tasting Notes
Viticultural Practices
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 5-7 t/ha |
Irrigation | Supplementary drip |
Vintage | Cool weather conditions constituted smaller more concentrated berries, leading to wines with great natural acidity and flavour |
Picking dates | 1st February 2019 |
Grape sugar | Average 22.4 °B |
Acidity | 8.6 g/l |
pH at harvest | 3.0 - 3.27 |
Winemaking Practices
Yeasts | Vin 7 / Alchemy 2 |
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Fermentation temp | 14 °C |
Method | De-stalked, crushed, pressed, settled & fermented in stainless steel tanks. |
Wine Details
Residual Sugar | 3.1 g/l |
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pH | 3.11 |
Total acid | 7.1 g/l |
Alcohol | 13.5% by volume |
Maturation Pot | 2020 – 2025 |
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