SterhuisBlanc De Blancs MCC 2013 (R133.16 per bottle, 6 bottles)
R869
About
The Sterhuis motto; "There is no easy way from the earth to the stars" symbolises the dedication and perseverance with which we have developed, and continue to nurture, our family estate. Since purchasing the farm in 1980, we have embarked on an unswerving mission of upgrading the infrastructure and establishing the most appropriate plantings of noble cultivars and clones on the various slopes, each offering to the vines its unique earthly idiosyncrasies and climatic characteristics in which to prosper.
Vineyard
The grapes came from a 24-year-old Chardonnay vineyard, it was whole bunch pressed, cold settled and fermented in older French oak barrels.
Winemaking
After 6 months on the lees in barrel, the wine was racked, stabilized and prepared for secondary fermentation in the bottle. It was bottled in September 2013 for the secondary fermentation, after which it spent 26 months on the lees in bottle.
Tasting Notes
The nose is clean but complex with notes of citrus, minerals, marmite and a fine oak complexity. The palate is alive with fine bubbles caressing the palate, the nose follows through on the mouth with a refreshingly dry citrus, butterscotch, minerally finish.
- alc : 12%
- RS : 3.5g/l
- pH : 3.32
- TA : 6.57g/l
Writer's block
Ours is about 3 feet by 3 feet, and on our left is the account's block. The marketing block is down the hall.
We're joking. Obviously.
Ours is at least 5 by 5, and on Wednesdays we're allowed to write in coffee shops to maintain the illusion that we're "successful" and "writerly".
Coming up with a write up for the simple sake of a write up does, however, become difficult when we're staring complete lack of creativity right in the face. But apparently asking management to cancel all the deals for the day isn't a viable fix.
As they so delicately put it, it'd be like a comedian having the option to suddenly cancel a show if they're not feeling up to it. Not on our watch, they said. You'll do a write up whether you like it or not, they said. And be funny, they said.
So here we are, doing a write up and being funny.