Erica Shannonea 2009

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Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Josef Dreyer

Main Variety - Sauvignon Blanc

Alcohol - 13.5 %vol

pH - 3.48

RS - 1.8 g/l

Total Acid - 5.2 g/l

Characteristics

Type - White

Style - Dry

Accolades

John Platter 2011: 3½ Stars

Tasting Notes

Appearance: Pale straw colour.
Style of Wine: Dry.

Bouquet and Palate: All the classic aromas and flavours of gooseberries and green peppers gives the wine its youthful vibrance and fresh appeal, slight oakiness compliments the Chardonnay component. Great harmony between nose and palate, with lemony-fruit a subtle flintiness on the palate, complimented by oak.

Blend Information

58% Chenin Blanc, 23% Sauvignon Blanc, 19% Chardonnay

Food Suggestions

Served well chilled, this wine is well suited to any seafood and cold meats. Also delightful on its own!

About The Harvest

All grapes were hand picked and sorted before skin contact in the press.

In The Cellar

Pure yeast cultures were inoculated in the juice after pressing in order to optimize the fermentation process at around 16 degrees Celsius. No further lees contact was allowed after fermentation and the wine was allowed to naturally clarify under gravity prior to filtering and bottling.

Other Vintages

Wine	Wine Maker	Main Variety
Erica Shannonea 2013	Josef Dreyer	Sauvignon Blanc
Erica Shannonea 2012	Josef Dreyer	Sauvignon Blanc
Erica Shannonea 2011	Josef Dreyer	Sauvignon Blanc
Erica Shannonea 2009	Josef Dreyer	Sauvignon Blanc
Erica Shannonea 2008	Josef Dreyer	Sauvignon Blanc

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