in the vineyard : Bushvines that are between 8 and 10 years old and enjoy the advantage of cool night temperatures, yielded the grapes for this wine. The vineyards received supplementary irrigation.
Av temp: Summer 22°C
Av temp: Winter 11°C
Annual rainfall: 715mm
Proximity to ocean: 12 - 15km
in the cellar : The grapes were de-stemmed, crushed and chilled down to 12° Celsius for a maceration period of three days. During the three days 15% of the juice was drained off to concentrate the juice:skin ratio. During fermentation at 21° Celsius, gentle pump-over occurred twice a day, followed by extended maceration at the same temperature.
A 35% portion of the wine was matured in new French oak barrels and the balance in 2nd- and 3rd-fill barrels for 12 months.
30 000 bottles of this wine were produced.