Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties Roussanne, Chenin Blanc, Viognier, Verdelho
Roussanne41%
Chenin Blanc38%
Viognier14%
Verdelho7%
Region Jonkershoek Valley
Soil Multiple soil types
Elevation 200.0 meters
Brix at Harvest 21.5°
Vine Age 13 years
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel, Concrete Egg
Oak Aging 8 months
Lees Aging 8 months
Oak Details 5% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak5%
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Production Volume 10,549 bottles
Bottles10,549
Production Details The fruit quality in 2021 was excellent — small berries with loose bunches, resulting in wines with bold flavours and a tight acidity and minerality. This wine is almost entirely barrel fermented, with a small portion being aged in concrete egg to add richness. We handled the wine as carefully and naturally as possible, giving it only a light fining and then bottling with minimal filtration. It is lead by Roussanne giving the wine a beautiful mouthfeel, a light floral perfume and a very fine tannin on the palate. This is the tenth vintage of this wine and the vineyard seems to only get better. We have one block on the farm — the bottom vineyard, just as you drive into our gate — that is quite different from all the other blocks. Because it sits at the bottom of a steep slope as well as being very close to the river, it has a number of different geological influences: there are multiple soil types in this small block. Faced with this difficult situation, we tried to turn it into a positive and decided to plant a mix of varieties that could be picked together to make up one wine. In 2021, most of the grapes were picked in multiple passes and pressed separately. It was then blended and co-fermented together. The juice was barrel fermented in neutral oak — just a small percent (±5%) of new oak was used — and the balance fermented in concrete egg. It was aged for 8 months in barrel and tank with regular lees stirring. This vineyard is organic-in-conversion.
Critics Ratings Decanter: 95 pts
Decanter95 pts
Tim Atkin SA Report 202091 pts
Tim Atkin94 pts