Diemersdal Winter Ferment Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Sauvignon Blanc
Mid-priced
SL
Steffi Layer (attending)
Export / Sales Manager, Diemersdal Wine Estate
TL
Thys Louw
Winemaker, Diemersdal Wine Estate
CM
Charne Meyer (attending)
Export / Sales Manager, Diemersdal Wine Estate
Description
A new world style of Sauvignon Blanc. The wine has intense aromas of gooseberries, tropical fruit and sweet-grapefruit with a core of minerality. The excellent natural acidity creates balance to the concentrated, rich mouth-filling texture.
Awards
4.5 stars Platter's South African Wine Guide
Certifications
WIETA
IPW
Alcohol
14.61%
Analytical data
dry
1.5 g/l residual sugar
5.4 g/l acidity
3.47 pH
Vinification
Night harvested at 23B and crushed and destemmed - reductively. Skin contact for 3 hours, pressed and settled for 48 hours. The fermentation of this wine was postponed for 5 months before inoculated with CKS. 2 weeks alcoholic fermentation temperature controlled at 14-16 degrees C and was bottled soon thereafter.
Aromas
Aroma intensity: intense
Fruit: intense
Floral: moderate
Spice: restrained
Wood: none
Taste
Body: full
Tannins: trace
Bottling
Size: 0.750l
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