Always good- this may be the best wine yet, made by the supremely talented Donovan Rall. An intriguing blend of Chenin Blanc, Semillon,Viognier and Grenache Blanc and Verdelho. Stone fruits, spice, some floral notes and nutty oak on the nose. Good palate weight with tangy peach and citrus, pink grapefruit in particular, allied to nutty, toasty oak, some spice too and lovely limey acidity on the finish. It's as intriguing as the blend and definitely a wine that grows in the glass. Lots going on, but remains focussed and is a delicious characterful wine.
From Mountain grown fruit from estate vineyards, mainly Stellenbosch with small parcels from Swartland, Franschhoek and Paarl. The grapes are picked as early as possible and rushed to the cellar where depending on the varietal they are either crushed and destemmed or transferred directly into a tiny manually operated basket press to be process whole bunch. All varietals are fermented wild and matured in a combination of French barrique and 400 litre barrels( 25% new). Full malolactic fermentation takes place and the blend made after 9 months on the fermentation lees without stirring. The wine undergoes a coarse filtration before bottling.
