in the vineyard : Fruit for this wine,ranging in age from 9 to 13 years,were sourced from vineyards in the Durbanville, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Malmesbury and Darling areas and are situated on mostly south to south-westerly facing slopes.
in the cellar : Following settling, the clean juice was racked to fermentation and inoculated,whereafter 40%of the fermenting juice was transferred to a combination of new and second-fill French oak barrels, left on the lees for approximately six months.