Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 1.8 g/L
pH 3.56
Total Acidity 5.2 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsaut, Pinotage
Grenache31%
Syrah30%
Carignan19%
Cinsaut10%
Pinotage10%
Region Swartland
Soil Granite, Shale/schists, Clay, Iron-mixed soils
Sites Swartland fruit from granite soils in the Paardeberg, structured shale/schists from the east, clay from the north, and iron-mixed soils from the west
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel, Oak Foudre
Oak Aging 12 months
Bottle Aging 18 months
Oak Types old neutral French oak
Barrel Size 500 L barrels; larger-format vertical foudre
Sulfites 64.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Closure Cork
Production Volume 7,550 bottles
Bottles7,550
Production Details The first Grenache-led Elpidios. Long, gentle extraction with 50% average whole bunches, pressed off and matured partially in a larger-format vertical foudre and old neutral French oak barrels. Yield was 1.0 to 4.0 t/ha.
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Phone
+27 (0)22 001 0025
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Owner
David and Nadia Sadie