Newton Johnson - Albarino - Walker Bay

De Lekkerste Albarino uit Zuid-Afrika

WINEMAKERS TASTINGNOTES
An opulent concentration of crisp and complex fruit and redolent white flowers. The pungent base of ripe limes, tangy nectarine and quince fruit is softened with a mealy beeswax character. Drifting scents of apple blossom and honeydew deliver some alluring top notes. The waxy texture envelops the pal ate, succulent fruit in the middle, and the flavour protracted by refreshing acidity in the finish.

Winemaking
The grapes are packed in to large-surface area crates to limit crushing of the bunches. The day’s harvest is cooled down overnight to 8ºC in the winery’s refrigerated cold room. The bunches are hand-sorted on a conveyor, destemmed and crushed, falling directly in to stainless steel tanks where, after 12 hours skin contact, the juice is allowed to drain into lower tanks for settling. The juice is settled overnight (without enzyme) and racked to stainless steel and a large concrete egg vessel for fermentation by indigenous yeasts. No sulphur was added before fermentation.

Maturation & Bottling
Matured for 8 months in stainless steel (45%), a large concrete egg vessel (42%) and old wooden foudre (13%). No fining and light filtration before bottling.