Wine of the Week - Cederberg Bukettraube 2024 with Tops at SPAR Lifestyle
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BUKETTRAUBE 2024
Just 250 kilometers from Cape Town, you will find the highest wine farm in the
Western Cape. Benefiting from diverse soil types, unpolluted air and free-flowing
crystal-clear water, Cederberg Wines’ highest vineyards are situated at 1 036 meters above sea level in a virus-free growing area. The climate is cool continental with a dramatic temperature drop at night in summer and snow-capped mountains in winter.
-------------------- VINEYARDS --------------------
Facing: South-west
Soil types: Glenrosa and sandstone
Age: Average 20 years
Planted: 13.8 ha
Yield per hectare: 9–15 t/ha
Trellised: Extended six-wire Perold
Irrigation: Supplementary
Clone: BT5A (NIWW) on Ramsey
Harvest date: 23 February – 14 March 2024
------------------- WINEMAKING -------------------
Grapes are hand-harvested in the early morning at 22.5–25 °B. The winemaking
process is done in reductive conditions using dry ice and carbon dioxide gas. Grapes are crushed at 8 °C with approximately eight hours plus skin contact before a light pressing takes place. Two days of juice settling is followed by racking and the addition of commercial yeast. Fermentation is at 14 °C for approximately four to five days. The fermentation is stopped, leaving a natural sugar of 24 g/l; classified as a semi-sweet and known as an aromatic white wine.
--------------------- ANALYSIS ---------------------
Alc 13% vol TA 7.7 g/l RS 25 g/l pH 3.19
--- TASTING NOTES BY SANDY HARPER CWM ---
A perfumed nose of peach and white blossoms with subtle hints of muscat and dried apricots. Rich, opulent, mouth-coating flavours on the palate wrap your senses in exotic tastes delivering delicate sweetness and ending in a clean, lingering finish.
Optimum Drinking Time: One to five 5 years
------------------ FOOD PAIRING ------------------
This semi-sweet wine pairs beautifully with a pork stir-fry with teriyaki sauce, sesame glazed chicken kebabs or just a simple miso soup. Or spice things up with aromatic butter chicken or paneer makhani for dinner party delight.
-------------------- ACCOLADES --------------------
Platter’s SA Wine Guide ’23: 3.5 stars – 2022 vintage
Veritas ’22: Silver – 2022 vintage
Platter’s SA Wine Guide ’22: 3.5 stars – 2021 vintage
Platter’s SA Wine Guide ’21: 3.5 stars – 2020 vintage
Just 250 kilometers from Cape Town, you will find the highest wine farm in the
Western Cape. Benefiting from diverse soil types, unpolluted air and free-flowing
crystal-clear water, Cederberg Wines’ highest vineyards are situated at 1 036 meters above sea level in a virus-free growing area. The climate is cool continental with a dramatic temperature drop at night in summer and snow-capped mountains in winter.
-------------------- VINEYARDS --------------------
Facing: South-west
Soil types: Glenrosa and sandstone
Age: Average 20 years
Planted: 13.8 ha
Yield per hectare: 9–15 t/ha
Trellised: Extended six-wire Perold
Irrigation: Supplementary
Clone: BT5A (NIWW) on Ramsey
Harvest date: 23 February – 14 March 2024
------------------- WINEMAKING -------------------
Grapes are hand-harvested in the early morning at 22.5–25 °B. The winemaking
process is done in reductive conditions using dry ice and carbon dioxide gas. Grapes are crushed at 8 °C with approximately eight hours plus skin contact before a light pressing takes place. Two days of juice settling is followed by racking and the addition of commercial yeast. Fermentation is at 14 °C for approximately four to five days. The fermentation is stopped, leaving a natural sugar of 24 g/l; classified as a semi-sweet and known as an aromatic white wine.
--------------------- ANALYSIS ---------------------
Alc 13% vol TA 7.7 g/l RS 25 g/l pH 3.19
--- TASTING NOTES BY SANDY HARPER CWM ---
A perfumed nose of peach and white blossoms with subtle hints of muscat and dried apricots. Rich, opulent, mouth-coating flavours on the palate wrap your senses in exotic tastes delivering delicate sweetness and ending in a clean, lingering finish.
Optimum Drinking Time: One to five 5 years
------------------ FOOD PAIRING ------------------
This semi-sweet wine pairs beautifully with a pork stir-fry with teriyaki sauce, sesame glazed chicken kebabs or just a simple miso soup. Or spice things up with aromatic butter chicken or paneer makhani for dinner party delight.
-------------------- ACCOLADES --------------------
Platter’s SA Wine Guide ’23: 3.5 stars – 2022 vintage
Veritas ’22: Silver – 2022 vintage
Platter’s SA Wine Guide ’22: 3.5 stars – 2021 vintage
Platter’s SA Wine Guide ’21: 3.5 stars – 2020 vintage
