Saxenburg Wines - South Africa's finest wine producer

Winemaker’s comments
A full and concentrated wine with lovely tropical fruit and hazel nut flavours. Best enjoyed with seafood and lighter meat dishes.

Vinification Details
Hand picked, whole bunch pressed. Fermented and matured in barrels: 20% new, 40% second fill, and 40% third fill.

Type & Size of Oak Barrels
225 and 300 litre French Oak Barrels from Burgundy.

Duration in Wood
12 months.

When Bottled
January 2007.

Maturation Potential
up to 8 years.

Wine Analyses
Alc: 14%
T.A.: 5.5 g/l
pH: 3.3
R.S. 3.7 g/l

Position in Vineyards
Cool southern slopes.

Type of Soil
Heavy clay with some gravel.

Average Age of Vines
15 years.

Viticulture Practice
Trellised, no irrigation.

Yield per Hectare
3 - 4 Tons / ha.

Time of Harvest
Middle February 2006.



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