Simonsig Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2021
Taste Profile: The wine is straw-yellow color. The wine has an expressive, intense aroma with a predominance of tropical fruit tones, bright flower colors and light spice nuances. A rounded, full-bodied taste of the wine is replete with shades of ripe pear, apricot and other ripe fruit. The wine is well balanced, demonstrates refined acidity and a long, fresh finish.
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon.
Serving Tips: Serve at 8–10 °С, the ideal complement for this wine will be dishes of white meat, chicken and seafood and saltwater fish. Horo is combined with vegetables and goat cheese.
Winemaking: Two days of cold soak followed by yeast inoculation. A combination of automated and aerated pump overs is used for optimum colour and fruit extraction. Fermentation temperature peaked at 28°C. Gentle pressing followed where tasting of the wine played the key role in determining the best fraction. Malolactic fermentation occured in tank. Wood maturation 20 months in 70% French Oak and 30% American Oak.
Volume Explanation
Champagne Bottle sizes
Bottle Name | Volume (ml) | Standard bottle size equivalent |
---|---|---|
Piccolo / Mini | 200 | 1/4 |
Demi (Half) | 375 | 1/2 |
Standard | 750 | 1 |
Magnum | 1500 | 2 |
Jeroboam | 3000 | 4 |
Rehoboam | 4500 | 6 |
Methuselah | 6000 | 8 |
Balthazar | 12000 | 16 |
Nebuchadnezzar | 15000 | 20 |
Solomon | 18000 | 24 |
Sovereign | 26250 | 35 |
Primat / Goliath | 27000 | 36 |
Melchisedech | 30000 | 40 |
Wine Bottle sizes
Bottle Name | Volume (ml) | Standard bottle size equivalent |
---|---|---|
Piccolo / Mini | 200 | 1/4 |
Demi (Half) | 375 | 1/2 |
Jennie | 500 | 2/3 |
Standard | 750 | 1 |
Magnum | 1500 | 2 |
Double Magnum | 3000 | 4 |
Jeroboam | 4500 | 6 |
Bordeaux Jéroboam | 5000 | 6 2/3 |
Imperial | 6000 | 8 |
Salmanazar | 9000 | 12 |
Balthazar | 12000 | 16 |
Nebuchadnezzar | 15000 | 20 |
Solomon | 18000 | 24 |