Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.61%
Residual Sugar 2.4 g/L
pH 3.3
Total Acidity 6.5 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Albariño
Albariño100%
Drinking Window Now – 10 years
Region Walker Bay
Soil Deep decomposed granite and some clay, With fine 2-5mm gravel.
Elevation 250.0 meters
Orientation North-West And South Facing
Vineyard Yield 43 hL/ha
Harvest Dates February 22-23
Vine Age 6 to 21 years (grafted on to 10-year-old rootstock in 2013)
Fermentation Vessels Concrete Egg, Stainless Steel, Old Foudre
Pressing Method Whole Bunch
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Total Aging 8 months
Bottling Date May 10, 2024
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Unfined Yes
Production Details The grapes are handpicked 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 bunches are hand-sorted on a conveyor table and fall directly into the press for whole bunch pressing. The juice is settled overnight (no enzymes used) and racked to large concrete eggs, stainless steel, with a small component in old foudre, for spontaneous fermentation. No sulphur was added before fermentation. Matured for 8 months in concrete eggs (33%), stainless steel (58%) and old wooden foudre (9%). No fining, coarse filtration and sulphur adjustment before bottling.
Tasting Notes
crisp fruit, complex fruit, redolent white flowers, pungent ripe limes, tangy nectarine, quince fruit, mealy beeswax, apple blossom, honeydew, waxy texture, succulent fruit, refreshing acidity
Individual Vintages
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