Springfield Life from Stone Sauvignon Blanc

This single vineyard originates from the rockiest soil on the estate, with resultant struggling vines and huge concentration. Brilliant greenish in appearance, this is a dramatic wine full of ripe red peppers and passion fruit. It will mature to perfection within one year, into flavours of mineral and flint (gun smoke).
Vintage 2006

Vinyeard
Sauvignon Blanc, 22-year-old vines, clone SB11E on 101/14,
Yield
6 t/ha

Oenology
Harvested at night on 16 January 2006 21 days alcoholic fermentation 100 days on primary lees all racking done under CO_² stabilized at 0ºC 50 g/hl Bentonite fining
Filtration
not sterile, only 2.5 micron filtration prior to bottling
on the estate

Analysis
alcohol: 12.5 % | acidity: 7.2 | pH: 3.4 | FSO2 40 at bottling Sugar: 1.2g/l

Terroir
slope: very gentle southerly
soil: extremely rocky - 70% quarts, 30% solubles
climate: moderate summer with low night temperatures, cold winter
wind: cool south easterly (summer)