
STEENBERG THE BLACK SWAN SAUVIGNON BLANC 2021
December 13, 2016
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December 13, 2016STEENBERG SEMILLON 2021
R255.00 VAT
Wine Club price R216.75 p/b
Our 2021 Semillon is a beautiful pale gold colour. Aromas of apricot, cinnamon, dried pear and orange blossom greet you upon first inspection. There are also elderflower, gunflint and persimmon notes. Quince, hay bale, litchi, lime and roasted almond complete the sensation on the palate. Poised, weighted fruit concentrates the mid-palate, after which the wine broadens out with a rich, almost waxy texture and bright acidity. A citrus and floral spice lingers on the palate long after the last drop. This Semillon will continue to evolve in complexity and richness with age.
Award pedigree: 2021 vintage: Platter’s Wine Guide 4.5 stars | 2020 vintage: Platter’s Wine Guide: 4.5 stars | 2019 vintage: Silver at Decanter | 2017 vintage: Platter’s Wine Guide 2019: 4.5 stars | Tim Atkin South Africa Report 2018: 93 points
ALCOHOL: 14.93%
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.5g / litre
TOTAL ACID: 6.4g / litre
PH: 3.27
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Weight | 1.351 kg |
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Dimensions | 7 × 7 × 29.5 cm |
In The Cellar
After a very long and cool ripening season our Semillon was harvested at the end of February 2021 at an average of 24°B for a fuller, more rounded wine. The grapes were crushed and de-stemmed with no prolonged skin contact. The clean juice was racked after settling in stainless steel tanks overnight. Fermentation took place in a variety of large format French oak barrels, after which the wine spent a further 3 months on the gross lees. Post-fermentation, the wine spent a further 10 months in a combination of 30% new, 24% second, 46% third fill 500 and 600l French oak barrels before being racked into a stainless steel tank, where it was lightly fined and stabilised before bottling in January 2021.
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