R530.00

Grapes were picked at 21°B, gentle crushed and was cold macerated on the skins for 8 hours before pressing. The juice was left to settle for two days and wild yeast, fermentation occurred over an 9-day period in a stainless steel tank. The wine spent 27 months in a 3rd fill 300L French oak barrel.

Straw yellow. Ripe melon, waxiness coated by spicy oak. Explosive oak and vanilla creaminess on palate entry. A zesty acidity adds freshness, but the brightness thereof demands integration-time. Further cellaring.

Only 400 bottles produced.


Vintage The 2023 Franschhoek harvest was shaped by a variable season of early flooding, summer heat spikes and late rains, resulting in lower yields but ultimately producing wines of very good quality with balanced ripeness and elegant structure.
Analysis Alcohol 13.5%; Total Acidity 6.4 g/l; Residual Sugar 1.7 g/l; pH 3.40