Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2020 - Gold Veritas Wine Awards 2020 - Silver John Platter Wine Guide 2021 - 4 stars
WINEMAKER Jacques Erasmus ORIGIN Western Cape TERROIR / SOIL Mainly Malmesbury shale and Cape granite soils. VINEYARD AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS Trellised vines aged between 13 and 19 years received supplementary irrigation and produced 10 to 14 tonnes per hectare. Mediterranean climate, with the temperatures lowered by the cooling effect of prevailing winds and sea breezes. WINEMAKING The grapes were machine-harvested early in the morning while it was still cool and the grape temperatures were low. In the cellar, we worked reductively, minimising oxidation to protect flavours. Grapes were gently pressed and only the best juice was fermented in stainless-steel tanks. After fermentation, the wine spent a few months on lees to bring complexity, before clarification and bottling. DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE
