Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.4%
Residual Sugar 1.5 g/L
pH 3.31
Total Acidity 6.3 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir100%
Region Elgin
Soil Sandstone
Grapes Picked February 25, 2022
Brix at Harvest 23.8°
Grape Clone PN115
Fermentation Vessels Open-Topped Fermenters, Oak Barrel
Pressing Method Destemmed
Natural Yeast Yes
Maceration 3 days
Oak Aging 11 months
Oak Details 50% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak50%
Second Fill Oak50%
Oak Types French
Barrel Size 228-litre pièce
Unfined Yes
Production Details The grapes were handpicked and manually sorted on a conveyor before the stems were removed. The destemmed berries were dropped uncrushed into small 500kg open-topped fermenters. The grapes underwent a 3-day maceration before spontaneous fermentation began. A gentle delestage program was charted, and the grapes remained on skins for up to 15 days. The wine was then racked to barrel under gravity and the remaining pomace basket pressed. Malolactic proceeded in barrel followed by a light sulphuring after which the wine was racked off malolactic lees and returned to clean barrels for an 11-month maturation. No fining is usually necessary, and the wine was racked and lightly filtered before bottling. This wine was micro-vinified as a separate batch. For the Deconstructed Pinot we used around 50% new oak with the remainder split equally into a 2nd fill a pièce.
Tasting Notes
Nose: dried orange peel, balsamic pine resin, peaty elements
Palate: light, toasty notes, ripe plum, cherry, orange peel, morello cherry, earth, pine
Individual Vintages
Producer Information
Website
Address
Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa
Phone
+27 21 200 2589
Owner
Richard Kershaw
Cellarmaster
Richard Kershaw MW