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The single vineyard was hand-harvested at 21,1 degree balling, with a natural acidity of 7.05g/l. The bunches were gently destalked and crushed and thereafter underwent 90 hours of skin contact.
After 48 hours of settling, 30% of the juice was transferred to seasoned French oak barrels and the balance fermented in stainless steel tanks
The nose greets you with the earthy allure of petrichor, a surprising whisper of cinnamon, and a chorus of ripe white peach, fig, lime zest, and crisp apple. On the palate, the wine is concentrated yet lithe, with flinty acidity slicing through the richness. A touch of skin contact lends a chalky grip, while the 30% barrel-fermented portion wraps everything in a gossamer veil of texture. Elegantly dry, it’s a wine of quiet power and undeniable grace.
This unique bushvine vineyard of Sauvignon Blanc was planted in 1965 (a certified heritage vineyard) and is the oldest existing block, or Mother Block, of the variety in South Africa. Farmed without irrigation, only in exceptionally mild vintages does this vineyard transcend the Swartland. The vineyards block only yield 3.0 tons per hectare.
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