Zorgvliet Simone 2009

An elegant bordeaux styled white blend.  Spice and lemongrass on the nose with citrus, orange peel, aromatic spices and a minerality.

Alc: 13.5%  TA: 6.7  RS: 2.86  pH: 3.24

Tasting Notes

A blend of 73% Semillon and 27% Sauvignon Blanc. This Bordeaux styled white blend characterizes the Zorgvliet winemaking philosophy of, "Elegance in Wine". The nose shows spice and lemongrass characteristics. The palate shows citrus, orange peel with powerful aromatic spices and a minerality originating from the Sauvignon Blanc component.

Blend Information

73% Semillon and 27% Sauvignon Blanc

Food Pairing

 

In The Vineyard

Situation: East to west row direction

Altitude: 300m – 480m

Distance from sea: Approximately 10km

Soil Type: A combination of loam-sand topsoil on clay subsoil

Rootstock: R99

Age of vines: 5-8 years

Trellising: 3 wire

Pruning: 2 buds

Irrigation: Drip

The Harvest

Picking date: February to March 2009

Yield: 6.5 tons/ha average

In The Cellar

Fermentation Temp: 24ºC

Yeast: A selection of French yeasts were used.

Description:

Both varieties were harvested at optimum ripeness. The juice from both varieties was pressed and allowed to settle for two days, where after they were taken to barrel and inoculated. Each variety was fermented separately in 225L French oak barrels and spent a total of 65 days in new wood. Thereafter the wine was removed from barrel and blended where after it spent a further 5 months on the lees in stainless-steel.

Malolactic fermentation: None

Wood aging: 100% new French barrels. The wine spent 65 days in barrel.

Production: 430 x 6

Ageing Potential

5 years

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