Company Name:FMS FOOD & BEVERAGES SA

Vintage2008 

Format750 ml

ColorWhite 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionSouth Africa, Robertson

Type of VineColombard

AppellationRobertson

ClassificationOthers 

Alcohol Percentage12 %

Sugar Rate13-50 g/l 

General

Tasting Notes:A refreshing, boisterously fruity, off-dry white wine with prominent guava flavour, typical of this cultivar. Fresh pineapple flavours, crisp acidity rounded by 13 g/l. Pleasant quaffer. Recommended maturation potential : 1 to 2 years. South African Awards : Platter's SA Wines 2008 : *1/2; SA Youngwineshow 2008 : Gold Medal and Class Winner. Robertson Youngwineshow 2008 : Trophy.

Packing and Packaging

Bottle Size:750 ml

Case Weight:7.31 kg

Case Size:6 bottles

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:100% Colombard

Growing Climate / Vintage Conditions:11 to 16 year old vines on 4-wire Perold trellising system. Drip irrigation controlled by a computer system through meters and tensiometers.

Type of Harvest:Machine and hand harvested. Harvested at 22 degrees Balling. Yield 18 tons per hectare.

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:Style: A refreshing, boisterously fruity, off-dry white wine with prominent guava flavour, typical of this cultivar. Vinification: Minimal intervention in the natural process of vinification, allowing the cultivar to express its individual characteristics and the soil of its origin. R/S 13 g/l

Bottle

Aging Potential:1 to 2 years

Bottle Type:Autumn Burgundy

Chemical-Laboratory analysis

PH:3.35

Total Acidity:5.8 g/l