Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2022 - 84 pointsPlatter's Wine Guide 2022 - 4.5 stars (90)Veritas Awards 2021 - Gold
Butter-roasted free-range chicken with seasoned goat cheese under the skin, or battered SASSI-friendly fish nuggets with anchovy mayonnaise.
WINEMAKERJacques Erasmus WINE OF ORIGINCoastal TERROIR / SOILOakleaf, Clovelly and Glenrosa soils approximately 16 km from the cool Atlantic Ocean. WINEMAKINGGrapes were hand-harvested early in the morning in 10kg lug boxes and pre-cooled before hand-sorting, destemming and crushing. Skin contact was limited to six hours and the free-run juice drained off to settle overnight before inoculation with a carefully selected yeast strain. The fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperatures between 12° and 14°C. A small portion of the Sémillon was fermented in French oak barrels to add complexity to the wine. The wine matured for four months on the lees before bottling. DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE