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Sauvignon Blanc 2009 | Pelter Series
Produced from 100% premium Sauvignon Blanc grapes.Hand selected and picked followed by gentle processing and bottling.
Light bodied, fresh green grass and mineral flavors.
Crisp acid, long and refreshing finish
A fresh white varietal with a sharp, acidic structure. Emphasis on a unique varietal taste with no additional wood flavors or aging. The 2009 harvest was brought forward by two weeks, resulting in higher acidity.
Vineyards:
Vineyard of the wind – Merom Golan – Basaltic tuff soil
Ben Zimriya – Upper Galilee – Terra Rossa/basaltic soil
Production:
Processing of the fruit utilizing the Whole Bunch Press method. The aim of this unique production method is minimal contact with the grape skins.
Fermentation for approximately 3 weeks at 13 degrees.
After racking – Cold and heat stabilization and filtering at a level of 0.45 microns before bottling.
Total of 3 months in a steel container.
Bottling:
1.12.09
Wine data:
Alc.: 11.5%
pH: 3.0
TA: 7.38
FSO2: 38
Residual sugar: 0.8 g/Lt
Vineyard of the wind – Merom Golan – Basaltic tuff soil
Ben Zimriya – Upper Galilee – Terra Rossa/basaltic soil
Production:
Processing of the fruit utilizing the Whole Bunch Press method. The aim of this unique production method is minimal contact with the grape skins.
Fermentation for approximately 3 weeks at 13 degrees.
After racking – Cold and heat stabilization and filtering at a level of 0.45 microns before bottling.
Total of 3 months in a steel container.
Bottling:
1.12.09
Wine data:
Alc.: 11.5%
pH: 3.0
TA: 7.38
FSO2: 38
Residual sugar: 0.8 g/Lt
Pelter, Sauvignon Blanc, 2002
A blend, perhaps playing on the Australian theme of 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Semillon, but this one far lighter in body and color than its down-under brothers and sisters. A pleasant enough little wine, with light grassy, grapefruit and pineapple aromas and flavors followed by a hint of grassy bitterness on the finish. Not a wine for cellaring but one to be enjoyed as an appealing quaffer this summer or early autumn. About 600 bottles were produced.
Score 85 (Rogov, 29 Jul 2003)
A blend, perhaps playing on the Australian theme of 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Semillon, but this one far lighter in body and color than its down-under brothers and sisters. A pleasant enough little wine, with light grassy, grapefruit and pineapple aromas and flavors followed by a hint of grassy bitterness on the finish. Not a wine for cellaring but one to be enjoyed as an appealing quaffer this summer or early autumn. About 600 bottles were produced.
Score 85 (Rogov, 29 Jul 2003)
Pelter, Sauvignon Blanc, 2008: Medium-bodied, light, bright straw in color, unoaked and with generous lively acidity to show off tropical fruits, red grapefruit and notes of grapefruit peel, all on a mineral rich background. Drink now or in the next year or two. Score 89. (Tasted 19 Jan 2009)
