2009 Boekenhoutskloof Semillon

Winemaker's Notes
"This wine has creamy white fruit on the nose, with hints of almond, spiced citrus and stonefruit. It shows an appealing freshness with blossoms and the typical minarality from this vineyard. The 2009 Semillon possesses an impressive weight on a rounded palate with its appealing texture and unmistakeable poise. With the lanolin and other tertiary flavours that will develop with bottle age, this wine will be one of the most complex and balanced ever to be produced from these 107 year old vines."

Technical Notes
"Our oldest parcel of Semillon is sourced from a vineyard planted around 1900 on the alluvial soils of the Franschhoek riverbed with its high loam content. In 1942 there was more plantings on this sandy site. The wines from these old bushvines are intensely complex, well-structure and have unbelievable aging potential. The grapes are press as whole bunches with the juice settling for 2days. CKS is used for inoculation and the fermentation starts in tank for 2-3°B before it gets transferred to barrel where it finishes alcoholic fermentation. Before MLF starts, the barrels are topped and put in a room that is kept at 8°C. 100% new French oak is used, but because the maturation is done at such low temperatures, the extracting from the oak is minimal. During these 13 months the wine never gets sulphured and no battonage is done. When the wine was taken out of barrel, 8% 2010 Sauvignon Blanc was blended in to enhance the vibrance and freshness. 13.5% alc."