TASTING NOTES

A semi-sweet wine with distinctive floral, quince and tropical fruit aromas. One of only five South African wines of this well-loved varietal.

ENJOY WITH

Spicy Indian cuisine, or baked fruit dishes.

WINE OF ORIGIN

Western Cape

GEOGRAPHY

Western Cape Province of South Africa – Paarl and surrounding areas, cold wet winters, hot dry summers.

IN THE VINEYARD

Old low-lying vineyards with 5-wire Perold system trellising. Basic canopy and crop management with supplemented irrigation.  Harvest time end-February.

THE HARVEST

YIELD: 8 – 10 t/ha

BALLING AT HARVEST: 22,5 – 24 °B

IN THE CELLAR

Grapes are crushed, destalked and fermented in stainless steel tanks.  Fermentation is stopped at 2°B, after which the wine is  cold stabilized and filtered before bottling.

BLEND INFORMATION

100% Bukettraube