Tasting Notes
A rich and complex wine with ripe plum and dark berry flavours, forest floor and kelp with underlying toasted oak notes finishing with a smooth and textured palate from integrated barrel maturation. These concentrated flavours follow through on the palate combined with a fine tannin structure, gives this wine a rich and complex finish.
Food Suggestions
Pairs well with a beef casserole, braised pork neck, oxtail stew, bolognaise, roasted or barbequed lamb, Biltong & Bobotie, a South African favourite or any venison dishes.
In The Vineyard
Deep, dark coloured laterite soils from decomposed Granite in the Darling Hills. Micro climate positively influenced by the Atlantic with sunny days and cool nights. 37-Year old Bush Vines, no irrigation. Yield 6-8 t/ha.
About The Harvest
Balling at Harvest: 25-27°B
In The Cellar
5-day cold soak and then fermentation in open tanks with a combination of pump overs and punch downs. Aged in a combination of French and American oak barrels for 22 months
Additional Information
Our farmers grow grapes on dry-land and deep-rooted bush vines. The wines reflect the ancient soils and coastal proximity for which the Darling region is so well known. In this individually crafted range, every wine tells its own story. Decades ago, a tractor launching a ski-boat off Yzerfontein was caught in a high tide and was never recovered – it can be spotted occasionally when tide is low.
Not for sale to persons under the age of 18. Enjoy Responsibly.
