- 100% Grenache
- This was the first parcel that Marelise purchased in 2011 and is “core to her wine story”
- Low yielding bush-vines planted in the Paardeberg, Swartland
- Decomposed granite
- Gentle and minimum intervention with a ‘hands-off ’ approach
- Hand harvested in the early morning
- Bunches were destemmed into small fermenting tanks with 30% whole clusters
- 4 days of cold soaking before fermentation
- Fermented with indigenous yeast
- Punch downs were done by hand, twice a day
- 10 day Post-fermentation maceration
- A total of 4 weeks on the skins before the grapes were gently pressed with an old basket press into old Foudre for malolactic fermentation and maturation
- Total of 12 months in old French oak
- Bottled unfined
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Swartland
Appellation:
Swartland
Variety:
Grenache
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ZA-MOM-04-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Decanter
Score
96
Date
2025-01-03
"Among the rooibos and citrus in the high-altitude Piekenierskloof you can find South Africa's oldest, dryland Grenache vines, so muscled they are sometimes called 'booms', Afrikaans for trees. Grenache-whisperer Marelise Niemann has channelled the spirit of the place; pretty and detailed aromatics of fynbos, mountain sage and rose petals, with strawberry freshness and a brooding mulberry heart. The use of 20% whole cluster threads in cinnamon spice along a seam of powder-soft tannins. Dry, long and undemanding, this bottle empties quickly."
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2023-08-01
"The 2022 Grenache Noir contains 20% stems and undergoes a natural fermentation, three weeks on the skins, and matures 16 months in used 225-liter oak barrels. It has a lovely bouquet with detailed red cherries and crushed strawberry fruit, a little gravelly scent in the background, and later light orange blossom aromas. The palate is well-balanced with finely chiseled tannins, open and transparent with gentle grip and more persistency on the finish, plus a residual pepperiness that is very appealing."