Hazendal Heritage White 2022

ageing : Ageing potential: This wine is made in a fresh easy drinking style, enjoy now or up to 5 years from vintage.

The vineyard blocks are located mainly in the The Bottelary Ward where the terroir is diverse. A wide variety of different slopes, aspects, elevation above sea level, soils, and the influence of both the False Bay to the south, and the cold Atlantic in the west, make for a very intricate array of micro-climates.

The Bottelary area forms part of granitic hills and the reddish- and yellowish- brown soils are highly suited to the production of quality wine grapes. The soils are acidic, have great water retention capabilities and are well drained. Soil types include Oakleaf, Tukulu, Hutton and Clovelly.

Vineyards in the Bottelary Hills are planted at varying heights from 150m to up to 400m above sea level. All these factors contribute to crafting unique, distinctive wines with a sense of place.

Bunch and berry sorting is practiced, making sure only the best grapes are used. The grapes are softly rolled off the stems, preventing the extraction of unwanted harsh phenolics.

The Grapes are transferred to our inert Nitrogen press where it cold soaks overnight and the juice is pressed off the next morning. Settling takes place over 2 days and the clear juice is racked off to a stainless-steel tank for primary fermentation.

Cold Fermentation follows in steel tank and the wine is left on the lees for 9 months till bottling. Each block is kept separate during the vinification and ageing process and final blending takes place just before bottling.