Springfield Life From Stone Sauvignon Blanc

Stones have no flavour that they impart on wine – they simply make the soil less. If there is less soil the vine produces more concentrated fruit, the same happens with old vines, also when vines are planted in high density. As the rock opposes the vine so does a nearby plant; and age limit growth and crop. The Springfield Life From Stone Sauvignon Blanc, produced by Life from Stone has the good fortune to have all these 3 concentrating factors in its favor – thus the unmatched complexity of a great wine.

Ageing :
A true expression of the site’s terroir, this wine will drink well now, or can be enjoyed in the next 2 – 3 years.

Vineyard 
Vineyard: Sauvignon Blanc,16 – 22 year-old vines, clone SB11E on R110
Slope: Very gentle southerly, 6060 vines/ha row direction angled into the sunset
Soil: Extremely rocky – 70% quartz, 30% solubles
Climate: moderate summer with low night temperatures, cold winter
Wind: South Easterly (summer)

Cellaring 
21 days alcoholic fermentation, 100 days on primary lees and all racking done under CO2 Stabilised at -3ºC for 2-3 weeks 80g/hl Bentonite fining.
Filtration: Not sterile, only 2.5 micron filtration prior to bottling on the estate

ANALYSIS
Alc : 12.5 % vol  rs : 1.08 g/l  pH : 3.49  ta : 7.3 g/l  fso2 : 36 mg/l
type : White  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Mineral
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Screwcap