Thelema Muscat

AGEING
Thelema Muscat wine is ready now, but will develop for 2 more years.

IN THE VINEYARD
Root stock: R99
Soil type: Hutton – decomposed granite
Age of vines: Planted 1986
Plant density: 3074 vines per hectare
Trellising: Vertical hedge
Pruning: 2-bud spurs every 12cm
Irrigation: Supplementary drip
Vintage A warm, dry vintage with a late start, resulted in smaller tonnage but yielding balanced, well structured wines with lovely intensity.

ABOUT THE HARVEST
Grape Sugar: Average 21.0 °B
Acidity: 5.91 g/l
pH at Harvest: 3.43
in the cellar : Yeasts: D522
Fermentation temp: 14 °C
Method: The bunches were destalked, crushed and pressed. The settled juice was fermented cold in stainless steel tanks to retain the wine’s perfumed aromas and fruity character.

FOOD PAIRING
A perfect lunch time wine on its own, or with salads and slightly spicy dishes.

ANALYSIS
Alc : 13.0 % vol  rs : 5.6 g/l  pH : 3.35  ta : 5.6 g/l
type : White  style : Off Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fragrant
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Screwcap