Description
The wine was bottled after 9 months barrel maturation. Wild fermentation, punch downs 4 times a day, wine kept on skins a week after fermentation. Pressed and went to old barrels for 9 months. The wine is kept very pure to express Old bush vine Grenache. Classic and restrained, good structure. Tastes spicy (chili) and strawberries and wild cherry. Very elegant wine.
Awards
4 stars Platter's South African Wine Guide
Certifications
Alcohol
12.5%
Analytical data
dry
Vineyard
Bushvine and unirrigated. Mountain top and 85 km from the sea
Soil Type
Weathered Sandstone
Harvest Notes
The approximately 60yr old Grenache is from a single block that is on well drained, weathered sandstone. The vines are all bush-vine and unirrigated. All farming is done organically. Yields are very low at 2 tonne per hectare
Vinification
The grapes are harvested at Tierhoek, and then fermented for 2 weeks on the skins. 2. Once the fermentation has ended, the wine is then pressed and transferred to wooden barrels. 3. After 6 months the wine is blended and filtered clean.
Maturation
9 months into barrel
