2008 Sutherland Viognier, Thelema
(6x75cl)
| Product Code: | 64356108 |
| Description: | 2008 Sutherland Viognier, Thelema |
| Case Size: | 6x75cl |
| Producer: | Thelema Mountain Vineyards |
| Region: | Stellenbosch |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Alc. By Vol.: | 13 |
Grape Varieties
| 100% | Viognier |
Food Matching Note:
A perfect accompaniment with mildly spicy dishes.
Tasting Note:
Sun-dried apricot and rose petal aromas, with rosemary undertones. This wine is clean, fresh and minerally.
Vinification Note:
De-stalk, crush, pressed, settled and fermented in 2nd/3rd fill barrels
Fermentation temp 15-16 degree.
Detailed Vinification Note:
Residual Sugar 2.6g/l
pH 3.13
Total acid 6.3g/l
Alcohol 13.4%
Maturation Pot 3 to 5 years from release
Soil type Glenrosa
Age of vines Planted 26/09/2005
Plant density 2352 vines/ha
Trellising 7 wire vertical hedge
Pruning VSP, spur pruned
Yield 5.3ton /ha
Irrigation drip
Vintage Moderate with cool spells to start, ending with warm to hot peaks
Picking date 22nd February