WINEMAKER Jacques Erasmus ORIGIN Elgin TERROIR / SOIL Glenrosa VINEYARD AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS A small vineyard planted on Smarag farm in the beautifully Elgin area yielded the grapes for this wine. Elgin has a very high rainfall and cool summers that makes it a very special area for aromatic wine cultivars like Viognier. WINEMAKING Grapes were hand-harvested in 10kg lug boxes and pre-cooled before hand sorting. The grapes were whole bunch pressed and only 400 liters per ton was drained off to settle overnight before Inoculation with a special yeast strain. The fermentation took place in 3 x 400 liter French oak barrels. The wine matured for 8 months on lees. DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE