Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 1.44 g/L
pH 3.95
Total Acidity 4.62 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Syrah
Syrah100%
Region Swartland
Soil Weathered granite soils, Paardeberg
Vine Age planted 2000
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Carbonic Maceration Yes
Maceration 12 days
Oak Aging 9 months
Used Oak Only Yes
Sulfites 44.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Hand harvested, part whole bunch, part destemmed, 2/3 semi-carbonically macerated and 1/3 carbonically macerated on skins for 12 days. Basket pressed and aged in old oak barrels for 9 months. No yeast inoculation or additives apart from a small amount of SO2. Medium filtered at bottling. Bottles produced 1,020.
Individual Vintages
Producer Information
Website
Address
Môrelig Farm, Off Aprilskloof Road, Malmesbury District, Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa
Phone
+27 21 300 1048
Email
Owner
Wightman family
Cellarmaster
Andrew Wightman