SAUVIGNON BLANC 2003
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.
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AWARDS
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International Wine Challenge 2004 : Bronze
John Platter Guide 2004 : 4 Stars
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Origin
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Selected from both Vergelegen's own vineyards and vineyards in the rest of Somerset West. The Vergelegen vineyards are located on south or south-west facing slopes, ± 200 to 320 meters above sea level. The soils are granites or Clovelly with
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Vinification
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The fruit is 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 at least 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 5†ng/l. To avoid potential cork contamination entirely, 10% of the vintage was bottled using a Stelvin closure.
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Composition
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90% Sauvignon Blanc, 10% Semillon
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Analysis
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13.5 % Alc
2.6 g/l RS
6.7 g/l TA
3.23 pH
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Maturation
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Drink now or over the next two to three years.
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Vergelegen V
Vergelegen White Blend
