Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 2 g/L
pH 3.5
Total Acidity 6.4 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Drinking Window Now – 10 years
Region Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Soil Carbon rich decomposed granite over red clay subsoil
Elevation 240.0 meters
Slope 11.0°
Orientation North (30%), South (45%) South East (25%)
Vineyard Yield 25 hL/ha
Harvest Dates February 23 - March 10
Vine Age 15 - 20 years
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Oak Details 22% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak22%
Oak Types French
Barrel Size 228L barrique, 500L puncheon
Unfined Yes
Production Details The grapes are hand picked and packed into small, shallow crates to limit crushing of the bunches. The day’s harvest is cooled down overnight to 8ºC in the winery’s refrigerated cold room. The grape bunches are hand-sorted on a conveyor table and fall directly to the press for whole bunch pressing. The best quality juice (approximately 40% of the press yield) is drained directly to barrel, with the balance settled by temperature only (no enzyme used) and racked the next day to barrel for spontaneous fermentation. No sulphur is used in the winemaking until preparations for bottling, allowing diverse micro-organisms from the grape itself to flourish unrestrained in the fermentation. Matured for 11 months in barrique (228L) and puncheon (500L) barrels produced in Burgundy and custom made for these vineyards. The format size of barrel varies from vineyard to vineyard, depending on vine age and the power of expression of each site. Tighter grained oak is preferred for subtle flavour, with longer seasoning and slower, lower temperature toasting. New oak comprises 22%. The wine is racked to stainless steel for another 5 months of elevage. No fining, coarse filtration and sulphur adjustment before bottling.
Tasting Notes
citrus, white peach, ornate spices, lime zest, mineral tones, gunflint
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Producer Information
Website
Address
R320 Hemel-en-Aarde Road, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Hermanus, 7201, South Africa
Phone
+27 28 312 3862
Email
Owner
Newton Johnson Family
Cellarmaster
Gordon and Nadia Newton Johnson