Premium Sauvignon Blanc 2004

Vergelegen, teknisk ark/fact sheet (vergelegen.co.za – linket fra vergelegen.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2004 Vergelegen Premium Sauvignon Blanc; 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 10% Sémillon; alkohol 13%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Tech sheet: PREMIUM SAUVIGNON BLANC 2004 Origin Selected from both Vergelegen’s own vineyards in Somerset West and selected vineyards on the West Coast near the town of Koekenaap, approximately 400 km from Vergelegen. The Vergelegen vineyards are located on south or south-west facing slopes. Vinification The grapes are picked when the desired flavours are showing at optimum. No skin contact is employed as we believe this technique leads to coarse wines. The juice is settled for 72 hours at low temperatures before inoculation with the desired yeast strain for Sauvignon grapes. To avoid conformity with other SA producers, we ferment at higher temperatures. This leads to fuller, bigger and more intensely-flavoured wines. All the corks were analysed for TCA and a standard of less than 2 ng/l was set as the acceptable level whereas the industry standard is 5ng/l. To avoid potential cork contamination entirely, 10% of the vintage was bottled using a Stelvin closure. Composition 90% Sauvignon Blanc 10% Semillon Analysis 13.0 % Alc 2.5 g/l RS 6.3 g/l TA 3.3 pH Maturation Drink now or over the next two to four years. Tasting Note Pale green colour. The nose jumps out of the glass – gooseberries, fig, tinned peas, black truffle, elderflower, some ripe fruits, cut grass, and green pepper. The wine is full, intensely flavoured and very long on aftertaste; the balance perfect.