Fairview Grenache Blanc 2023

The vineyards were hand-picked early morning and transferred directly to the press. The grapes were left whole to allow for a gentle pressing action, only using the free run juice for final alcoholic fermentation. The individual components were fermented in a combination of stainless steel tanks, clay amphorae and oak barrels. 20% of the Paarl wine was transferred to older 225L French oak barrels (3rd fill) for extended lees contact, adding creaminess and texture to the final wine. A small parcel of Paarl grapes was fermented and aged in clay amphorae. This component remains fresh on the nose with lots of texture from the lees contact inside the clay pot. The wine was allowed to age for 10 months before final blending, filtration and bottling.