Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.03%
Residual Sugar 2.6 g/L
pH 3.43
Total Acidity 5.3 g/L
Calories (estimated) 120 kcal / glass
150ml glass120 kcal
750ml bottle600 kcal
Grape Varieties Grenache
Grenache100%
Drinking Window Now – 15 years
Region Walker Bay
Soil Stone fragments and decomposed granite on iron-rich clay
Elevation 220.0 meters
Slope 10.0°
Orientation North-West Facing
Vineyard Yield 60 hL/ha
Grapes Picked March 14
Vine Age 7 years
Pressing Method Whole Cluster
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types Burgundy
Barrel Size 500L barrels, 900L foudre
Oak Toast Level Slower
Bottling Date May 10 2024
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details The grapes are hand-picked and packed into large-surface area crates to limit pressure on the bunches. The day’s harvest is cooled down overnight to 8ºC in the winery’s refrigerated cool room. The bunches are sorted on a conveyor, destemmed, and fall directly to the fermenter. No sulphur is used in the winemaking until after malolactic fermentation, allowing diverse microorganisms from the grape itself to flourish unrestrained in the spontaneous fermentation. This cuvée also contains 50% of whole bunches. Cold maceration ensues for 5 to 7 days at 8 to 10ºC. All parcels are fermented with indigenous yeasts, and only pigeage (punching down) applied for extraction. The wine spends approximately 25 days on the skins before pressing. After pressing the wine is racked and left to complete its malolactic ‘fermentation’ and maturation in barrel on its lees. Matured for 12 months in older 500L barrels produced in Burgundy. Preferred for subtle flavour, with longer seasoning and slower, lower temperature toasting. The wine is racked and blended to 900L foudre for another 6 months of élevage. No fining and filtration before bottling.
Tasting Notes
Nose: black cherry, mulberry, sweet spices, dried fynbos, fennel
Palate: fine powdery tannins, red fruits, acidity
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Producer Information
Website
Address
R320 Hemel-en-Aarde Road, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Hermanus, 7201, South Africa
Phone
+27 28 312 3862
Email
Owner
Newton Johnson Family
Cellarmaster
Gordon and Nadia Newton Johnson