Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Grape Varieties Fernao Pires
Fernao Pires100%
Region Western Cape
Vine Age nearly 40 years
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Maceration 2 days
Production Details 100% Fernao Pires. Processus says the vineyard is nearly 40 years old and tended by a farmer with four generations of experience. Grapes are destemmed and crushed into an open-top fermenter, cold-soaked for 48 hours, then moved outside to warm under the African sun to initiate spontaneous fermentation. Two-thirds of the way through fermentation, the juice is drawn off the skins and transferred to oak; the skins are pressed and a small amount of press wine is added back to the same barrel.
Tasting Notes
Nose: sweet flowers, golden apple, just-ripe pineapple, Meyer lemon, white plum
Palate: bone dry, golden apple, pineapple, Meyer lemon, white plum, toasty, biscuity
Food Pairing grilled prawns, lightly spiced Thai salads, roasted lemon-herb chicken
Producer Information
Address
South Africa
Owner
Beata America and Megan van der Merwe
Cellarmaster
Megan van der Merwe