Three Choirs Siegerrebe 2017

 GRAPE VARIETIES Siegerrebe 100%

 HARVEST DETAILS  The Vineyard is south facing on sandy loam soil. GDC trellis system with 800 vines per acre or 2000 per hectare. Most vines are 10-30 years old, all grapes are hand-picked. The 2016 harvest produced an average sized crop with good ripeness levels and most importantly a good level of crisp acidity. The wine required minimum intervention in the winery and produced a wine of typical varietal character.

WINEMAKING   DETAILS  Gentle pneumatic pressing, yeast 71B, fermented at 16°c in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. Bentonite fining. No MLF. DE Filter, sheet filter and membrane 0.45m.

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

 ANALYSIS                        Alcohol: 11.61%

Acidity: 4.3g/l

Residual Sugar: 2.8g/l

Bottling Date: 19th April 2017              3542 bottles