Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.83%
Residual Sugar 2.6 g/L
pH 3.72
Total Acidity 4.8 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Grenache Noir
Grenache Noir100%
Region Swartland
Soil Schist
Vine Age Between 13 years
Fermentation Vessels Open Fermenter, Oak Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Maceration 7 days
Oak Aging 10 months
Sulfites 48.0 ppm
Production Details All grapes are handpicked during the early morning hours and then cooled overnight in a temperature-controlled room at 5 °C. 40% of these grapes are then crushed and destemmed, whilst the remaining 60% is fermented as whole cluster. Natural fermentation takes place in open fermenters. Extraction is obtained by light punch-downs twice a day. After fermentation is completed, the wine is left on the skins for another seven days and then pressed to neutral oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation is completed in the barrel. The wine is then racked from the lees and given a low dose of sulphur. The wine spends a total of 10 months in the barrel before it is bottled.
Tasting Notes
Nose: ripe strawberry, orange zest, dried herbs
Palate: juicy, supple, layered integrity
Individual Vintages
Producer Information
Website
Address
Kloovenburg Wine & Olive Estate, R46, Riebeek Kasteel, South Africa, 7307
Phone
+27 (0)22 448 1635
Email
Owner
Pieter Stephanus du Toit
Cellarmaster
Pieter du Toit