Professional Reviews
Antonio Galloni
What importer Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine...
100% GrenacheThis was the first parcel that Marelise purchased in 2011 and is “core to her wine story”Low yielding bush-vines planted in the Paardeberg, SwartlandDecomposed graniteGentle and minimum intervention with a ‘hands-off ’ approachHand harvested in the early morningBunches were destemmed into small fermenting tanks with 30% whole clusters4 days of cold soaking before fermentationFermented with indigenous yeastPunch downs were done by hand, twice a day10 day Post-fermentation macerationA total of 4 weeks on the skins before the grapes were gently pressed with an old basket press into old Foudre for malolactic fermentation and maturationTotal of 12 months in old French oakBottled unfined
Details
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Grape Variety
Grenache
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Vintage
2022
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Organic
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Style
Elegant , Silky
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Medium Bodied