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 a prominent guava flavour, typical of this cultivar. Maturation potential 1 to 2 years. Enjoy chilled with pork, duck, poultry, light stews or with snacks.

Packing and Packaging

Bottle Size:750ml

Case Size:12 bottles

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:100% Colombard.

Soil:Well drained alluvial sandy soil; Karoo.

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

Type of Harvest:Hand harvested. Night harvested at optimum ripeness. 18 tons per hectare.

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:Style: A fruit-driven, off-dry white wine. Vinification: Cold fermentation with residual sugar. Minimal intervention in the natural process of vinification, allowing both the cultivar and the soil of its origin to express their individual characteristics. R/S 13g/l

Bottle

Aging Potential:1 - 2 years

Chemical-Laboratory analysis

PH:3.35

Total Acidity:5.8g/l