R395.00
Beryl Back, our Flagship white wine honouring Charles’s mother. A handcrafted blend of Chenin Blanc, Viognier, Grenache Blanc, Verdelho and Rousanne, perfectly encapsulates its namesake’s style, creativity, and strength of character.
ACCOLADES
Asian-inspired dishes or creamy pasta dishes with salmon and capers.
Pale yellow in colour with layered aromas of stone fruit, fresh mango and whispers of spring blossoms and subtle oak. The palate is complex with fresh crunchy grape and rich summer fruit flavours, creaminess from time on the lees in oak and clay. The elegant structure and texture of the wine promises ageing potential and contributes to the balanced length and mouthfeel. Will age well for 3 – 5 years.
All of the grape varieties are treated individually with basic winemaking intervention. The aim is to highlight the true expression of these cultivars in its terroir. We select each component based on merit and our final blend tells the story of our labour of love from our favourite vineyards on the property. The Chenin Blanc component is made in three distinct styles from the same block, showing off the versatility of the grape.
The first component is cold fermented in stainless steel tank and allowed to age on the fermentation lees for 10 months. The second component is Chenin Blanc in clay amphorae and the third component is fermented naturally in French oak barrels. The Viognier grapes were hand-picked and whole bunch pressed. 50% was wild fermented in 2nd and 3rd fill French barrels, without settling the juice prior to fermentation.
The other half was settled, inoculated and cold fermented in stainless steel tanks. The Roussanne was fermented in stainless steel adding pretty floral aromas and richness to the palate. After 10 months maturation on the lees in French oak barrels, tank, and clay amphora the wine was carefully selected, blended and allowed to naturally stabilise as far possible.