in the vineyard : The Muscadel vines were between 21 and 91 years old during the vintage year. The vineyards were established in red Karoo, as well as deep alluvial soil, next to the Klaasvoogds River. The vines grow as bush vines. A Red Muscadel vineyard, planted in 1908, to this day produces superb wine.
about the harvest: The grapes were picked in two stages. The first batch was picked at 24º Balling on February 23. Rain at the end of February affected the sugar levels of the grapes and the winemaker had to wait until 10 and 16 March to pick the second batch. The grapes were picked at 26 to 27º Balling.
in the cellar : In the cellar, the grapes were pressed and the juice was left on the skins in open fermentation tanks for 2 days before the skins were pressed to extract more colour. Thereafter, the juice was withdrawn and fortified with pure grape spirits. The skins were pressed and the juice was added. Two months later the Muscadel was removed from the lees. The lees were filtered and were added to the Muscadel.