Vergelegen Straw Wine Reserve, 2015 – 375ml
KShs 2,839
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A classic dessert wine!
Ripe, tropical fruit abounds on the nose but the wine does not become dull and uninteresting due to marvellous acidity and freshness on the palate. Serve well chilled at 8-10 degrees Centigrade. Do not serve with chocolate in any form.
Total production amounted to 8346 half bottles (375 ml). The wine was released in February 2019. The 2015 vintage will go down as one of the best in history. The relatively low acidity linked to a very low Ph, makes the Vergelegen Semillons great.
The grapes were all selected from Vergelegen’s Korhaan and Niel-Suid vineyards.
Grapes were either dried on the vines or on wooden pallets. Processing started the moment sufficient sugar concentration developed. The grapes were not crushed or de-stemmed but fermented on the skins in plastic bins. This helped to break down cell tissue and released slightly higher quantities of juice. The fermenting sweet juice was transferred to old barrels for completion of alcoholic fermentation. The wine spent 15 months in old oak and was bottled on 15 September 2016.
Grapes: 100% Semillon
Maturation: Wonderful now but will improve over next 15-20 years in bottle.
RSÂ Â 95.4 g/l
TAÂ Â Â 6.2 g/l
pHÂ Â Â 3.09
Straw Wine 2013 in John Platter Guide 2018
“Dessert wine from dried grapes fermented on skins/stems & aged 15 months older barrels. A symphony of stonefruit, pineapple & orange marmalade, 13’s oak an almond infusion. Sweet, but enough acidity to lengthen the palate, give a future. 12 sold out untasted.
Score:Â 4.5 stars
Straw Wine 2013 in John Platter Guide 2017
“Dessert wine from dried grapes fermented on skins/stems & aged 15 months older barrels. A symphony of stonefruit, pineapple & orange marmalade, 13’s oak an almond infusion. Sweet, but enough acidity to lengthen the palate, give a future. 12 sold out untasted.
Score:Â 4.5 stars
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