Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.57%
Residual Sugar 1.7 g/L
pH 3.35
Total Acidity 5.4 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Region Walker Bay
Estate Grown Yes
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Aging 11 months
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Oak Types French
Barrel Size 225L
Bottling Date January 2023
Production Details Cases produced: 108 x 12. Release date: October 2023. This vin de terroir is made from grapes produced from our oldest organic vineyard on Ataraxia. It represents the ongoing journey of conversion to organic principles that started 8 years ago. It forms part of our continuing quest to discover the very soul of our terroir. Traditional Burgundian winemaking techniques, including a prolonged period of pre-fermentation cold-soak and spontaneous fermentation with no additions, and subsequent ageing in specially selected French oak barrels sourced exclusively from Burgundian coopers, comprised part of a gentle, minimalist, non-interventionist winemaking approach. In this way we have crafted a wine which we believe is the most authentic interpretation of our terroir to date, a terroir we believe ideally suited to Pinot noir. And no other cultivar can express the concept of "earth" more accurately than the King of Grapes.
Tasting Notes
Palate: sensual, embracing, mid-palate depth, transparency, focus, suavely tannic finish
Critics Ratings Tim Atkin: 93 points
Tim Atkin93 points
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Producer Information
Website
Address
The Skyfields Farm, Hemel-en-Aarde Road, Hermanus, 7200, South Africa
Phone
+27 28 212 2007
Email
Owner
Kevin and Hanli Grant
Cellarmaster
Kevin Grant