Napier Winery
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Sir George Potstill Brandy
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Napier
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- Vintage: 2001.
- Varieties: Chenin Blanc.
- Origin region: Wellington, South Africa.
- Soil: broken down granite & cardiff.
- Root stock: various.
- Trellis system: perold system (1 wired).
- Yield: 5 to 7 tons per hectare.
- Age: 38 years.
- Alcohol: 38% by volume.
- Obs: 4.5.
- Balling: 23 to 24 degrees.
- Fermentation: juice fermented to base wine called rebate. Rebate is distilled once to low wine. Low wine is distilled (second distillation) where heart is kept separate.
- Maturation: heart placed in French Oak barrels for 5 years. After 5 years taken from barrel and alcohol broken down to 38%.
- Bottled: January 2009.
- The brandy is a typical Armagnac style. Dried apricots and pear flavours on the nose, sweet and soft mouth feel with almost no burning sensation on the finish. Lovely.
- Creamy desserts, rich dark chocolate, mature cheeses and dried fruit compote.
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