Creation Viognier Roussanne 2021

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A finely nuanced wine artfully blended to offer vivacity as well as elegance and finesse.

WINE OF ORIGIN - WALKER BAY 

TERROIR

Wine of Origin: Cape South Coast
Soil: Decomposed Bokkeveld shale on clay-loam
Elevation: 264 m

VINTAGE 

Harvest Date: March 2021
Rainfall: 884 mm
Ripening: Long ripening period
Avg Temp: 22° C

ANALYSIS

Alcohol: 14 vol%
Total Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.4
Residual Sugar: 2.5 g/l

VINIFICATION

70% Viognier, 30% Roussanne. Hand-harvested. Viognier fermented in stainless steel. Roussanne fermented in third-fill 500 L French oak barrels.

VITICULTURE

Trellising System: 7-wire Perold
Vine Age: 4-17 years
Clones Viognier: 1, 642
Clones Roussanne:1, 468
Rootstock: R99, R110, 8-7, 101-14 MGT