Technical Specifications
Region Western Cape
Oak Aging 24 months
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Oak Types French
Production Volume 15,800 bottles
Bottles15,800
Production Details The 2014 vintage followed on beautifully in the sense that it remained as cool as 2013. Most wine regions in South Africa experienced rot and mildew due to the late rains whereas Bot River remained dry and cool. This produced very elegant, beautifully balanced and perfumed wines. The longer ripening insured that the grapes were balanced with good, natural acidity. On the success of our experiments with adding stalks to the ferments in 2013, we continued this trend with up to 10% fermentation with stalks. The desired effect is to maintain more freshness to the mid-pallet. Due to the fantastic quality of the grapes, the wine spent a total of 6 weeks on the skins and was allowed to go through malolactic fermentation during this period. It was then pressed and the two blocks kept separately in barrel of which 20% was new French Oak and the balance older wood down to 8th fill. Of the total barrel selection, 5% was Hungarian Oak and the rest was French Oak. After 2 years in barrel, we made up the final blend between the two batches and bottled.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Van Der Stel Pass, Bot River, 7185, Western Cape, South Africa
Phone
+27 (0) 28 001 0516
Email
Owner
Niels and Penny Verburg
Cellarmaster
Niels Verburg & Alice Verburg