Vergelegen Wines : Current Vintages

	SAUVIGNON BLANC RESERVE 2009
	The wine shows green fig, gooseberries, guava, cut grass, and most importantly, a core of minerally and flinty flavours. The taste is full and long. Site-specific sauvignon from AvR’s favoured, windswept Schaapenberg vyd – which will give its name to next-up 05 (not ready for tasting mid-2005) [John Platter]
	Origin
	South-west facing slopes on the Schaapenberg and facing the nearby False Bay coastline. The soils are Clovelly and decomposed granites. No irrigation is possible and Schaapenberg is farmed dry- land.
	Vinification
	After de-stemming/crushing, the juice is left on the skins for 18 hours at 8°C. This is followed by a light pressing and settling at low temperatures for eight days. The clean juice is then fermented with Vin 7 for 21 days at 14°C. The young wine was left on the coarse lees for seven months, with a weekly stirring of the lees.
	Composition
	100% Sauvignon Blanc
	Analysis
	13.0% Alc 1.5 g/l RS 6.7 g/l TA 3.24 pH
	Maturation
	Can be enjoyed now, but will be great in 12 to 24 months.