in the vineyard : Average temperature:
Summer - 23.5°C (Stellenbosch), 24.8° C (Paarl)
Winter - 16°C (Stellenbosch), 16° C (Paarl)
Proximity to ocean: 15 km (Stellenbosch), 25 km (Paarl)
Annual rainfall: 500 mm
Soil: Hutton, Kroonstad and Clovelly
Trellised vines that are between 5 and 9 years old and planted on southeast-facing slopes yielded the grapes for this wine. The vineyards received supplementary irrigation and produced 8 tons per hectare.
in the cellar : The grapes were harvested at 24.8 – 25.5° Balling and underwent cold maceration prior to fermentation. The wine was gently pumped over during alcoholic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation took place in the barrels after which the wine was matured in French oak barrels.
Production: 9 724 X 6-bottle cases.