LONGRIDGE N/V BRUT (Cap Classique) 2007

Stellenbosch & Robertson

Stellenbosch
Annual Rainfall: 750 mm
Proximity to ocean: 4 km

Robertson
Annual Rainfall: 420 mm
Proximity to ocean: 110 km

Hutton and Alluvial Sandstone

Trellised 15 year old vines, planted on a south facing slope overlooking False Bay. Yield is 8 tones per hectare. Irrigation – drip

Clinton Le Sueur

Grapes were chilled before being sorted and whole bunch pressed (to 0.5 bar pressure and juice recuperation was 520 litres per ton) into stainless steel tanks, settled for 3 days and then inoculated with selected yeast cultures for fermentation. Malolactic fermentation was also completed and the wine spent 9 months on the gross lees (being stirred weekly). The wine was then bottled to undergo its secondary fermentation and spent 18 months in the bottle before being disgorged.

Alc: 11.43%
TA: 5.3 g/l
RS: 12.3 g/l
pH: 3.43

Straw like in colour, with a fine vibrant mousse, this wine lends itself to the saying that life’s every day is worth celebrating. The aromas of red apple, melon, citrus fruits and freshly baked nut breads follow from nose to palate - ending in a full yet refreshing aftertaste.

Drink now until summer 2008.