Accolades
2023 Platter's Wine Guide - 4 Stars
Tasting Notes
Black currants, cassis and integrated oak nuances with a slight hint of tobacco. Medium bodied, long lingering tannins, cigar box.
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 25° balling.
In The Cellar
The grapes were destemmed 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.
