Company Name:FMS FOOD & BEVERAGES SA

Vintage2008

Format375 ml

ColorWhite

CategoryStill Wine

Country/RegionSouth Africa , Robertson

AppellationRobertson

Type of vineRiesling

ClassificationOthers

Alcohol percentage11 %

Reference Price4.4 EUR

Sugar rate51+ g/l

AcidityBalanced

SweetnessImportant Soft/Sweet Feeling

Wood InfluenceUnoaked

AgeAged

Rating(s)

Platter (-) :

General

Tasting Notes (recommended):A golden yellow colour. Concentrated honey and apricot aromas. The palate follows through with a mixture of tropical fruit. Lingering and velvety aftertaste. Full rounded dessert wine. 10 years maturation potential. Dessert wine. South African Awards : Platter's SA Wines 2011: ****; Wine Magazine July 2010: ***; Gold Medal in Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2007 for Noble Late Harvest 2006.

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:100% Rhine Riesling

Soil:Limestone

Growing Climate / Vintage Conditions:12 year old vines on 4-wire Perold trellising system . Drip irrigation controlled by a computer system through meters and tensiometers.

Type of Harvest:Harvesting done by hand at 32 degrees Balling. Yield 4 tons per hectare.

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:Style: Premium quality. Full-bodied, unwooded white wine. Vinification: Cold fermentation. Stop fermentation with filtration. Produced from the best fruit available each vintage - hand-selected grapes. Minimal intervention in the natural process of vinification, allowing both the cultivar and the terroir to express their individual characteristics. R/S 70.0g/l

Bottle

Bottle Size:375ml

Aging Potential:10 years

Chemical-Laboratory analysis (optional)

PH:3.6

Color Intensity:Golden yellow

Total Acidity:7.0g/l