Tasting Notes
Nose - Black currants, cassis, and mineral under tones and a slight hint of chocolate and toffee.
Palate - Medium bodied, fresh acidity with long lingering silky tannins.
In The Vineyard
The grapes from this wine come solely from 15 year old Hoopenburg bush vines.
About The Harvest
The grapes were picked at 23.5° balling.
In The Cellar
They were de-stemmed but not crushed to preserve the fruit. The grapes were fermented for 3 weeks on the skins before being pressed and laid to rest in French oak barrels - 20% new and the balance went into 2nd and 3rd fill. Here the malolactic fermentation occurred. The wine was lightly fined and filtered before being bottled.