Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.7%
Residual Sugar 6.8 g/L
pH 3.06
Total Acidity 8.2 g/L
Calories (estimated) 100 kcal / glass
150ml glass100 kcal
750ml bottle500 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Riesling100%
Region Western Cape
Soil Medium textured gravely soil with a structured clay layer with a high stone content.
Elevation 410.0 meters
Orientation Ssw & Sse
Harvest Dates 20-28 Feb
Fermentation Vessels Stainless Steel
Closure Screwcap
Production Details During 1898, the year in which Sir Antonie Viljoen purchased Oak Valley, plans were underway to build pioneering railway from Sir Lowry's Pass to Caledon. Elgin existed in isolation until the track opened in 1902. The line was chiselled out of solid rock to conquer Sir Lowry's Pass, the steepest gradient in the country. And so this solid steel on quarried stone would inspire an era of prosperity in Elgin. The era of Stone & Steel. We have two Riesling vineyards on Oak Valley Estate that provide us with two very different but complementary components of this wine. One vineyard provides aromatics, concentration and ripe fruit flavours at low sugar levels and the other providing elegance, acidic tension and depth. The wine is reductively made and fermentation is halted when we feel the acidity is in perfect balance with the residual sugar. A wine grown high up on the foothills of the Groenlandberg in the cool climate of Elgin grown in stony soils and fermented in stainless steel resulting in a stunning tropical, mineral fruit bomb.
Tasting Notes
Nose: green apple, watermelon, apricots
Palate: grapefruit, tart apricot, nice texture, residual sweetness, limey acidity
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Oak Avenue, Elgin, 7180, South Africa
Phone
+27 21 859 2510
Email
Owner
Viljoen Family