Palladius 2008

The Sadie Family, teknisk ark (thesadiefamily.com – linket fra thesadiefamily.com, hentet 2026-10-18): 2008 The Sadie Family Palladius – område: Swartland; druer: Chenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier, Chardonnay, Roussanne; alkohol 14.5%. Beliggenhed ifølge arket: Swartland Paardeberg Mountain. Producentens noter (engelsk): Grapes: Chenin blanc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette Blance , Viognier, Chardonnay, Roussanne. Vinification: Vineyards: Swartland Paardeberg Mountain Grapes : Chenin blanc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette Blance , Viognier, Chardonnay, Roussanne. Soils: Various – Granite & Gravel Vinification: Oaking: Hand sorting of each individual berry for the entire production in small “strawberry” cases. The grapes are pressed in an old basket press and the juice run off directly to barrel without settling. Some of the Chenin and Viognier are fermented for uo to four days on the skins prior to pressing. This years the fermentation took a nervous 14 months. Analysis: Alcohol Residual Sugar pH Total Acidity Total Sulphites 14.54% 2.0 g/Liter 3.26 6.4 g/Liter 97mg/Liter For me the 2008 Palladius, on a personal level, is a very special wine, as it has kept me on my knees since it was fermenting for 14 months. It was the first time I had to wait so long for bottling and we had all in all 18 months of ageing in both these new concrete oval egg-shaped tanks as well as 500 litre used casks.