- 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 10 months in old French oak
- Bottled unfined
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Swartland
Appellation:
Swartland
Variety:
Grenache
Color:
Red
Sizes Available
Full Bottle | ZA-MOM-04-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2023-08-01