Tasting Notes
NOT AVAILABLE FOR TASTING AT CELLAR DOOR
Colour: Light gold with a greenish tint.
Nose: Butterscotch, nuts and dried peach with a hint of lemon.
Palate: Sweet dried fruit combines well with the soft acid. A slight sweetness on the back palate.
In The Vineyard
Total Hectares 10
Clones CY 235 C; CY 289 B; CY 270 B
Rootstock Richter 99
Trellising Bush vines
Irrigation None
Soil Hutton & Oakleaf
Elevation 280-330m above sea level on south-facing slopes
Age of vines 4-5 years
About The Harvest
All fruit was handpicked into baskets, after which it was pressed in whole bunches. A three-day settling period was allowed after which the juice was inoculated with active dried yeast and immediately transferred into 500-litre French Oak barrels. Fermentation took 8 days to complete at temperatures varying between 16 & 18ºC. After fermentation 60% of the wine was allowed to undergo malolactic fermentation.
The wine spent a period of 8 months in barrel and during this period the lees were stirred frequently. The wine was then fined, filtered and bottled.
Not for sale to persons under the age of 18. Enjoy Responsibly.