Product Description
Varieties
Viognier
The Vineyard
Clones: VI 1, VI 642
Age: 15 years
Soil: Partially weathered shale as well as red/yellow clay-loam soils
The Harvest
Harvest: 2nd an 3rd week of February 2018
Yield: 5.6 ton/ha
Balling: 23.2°B
pH: 3.28
Total acid: 6.8g/l
The Cellar
The grapes were hand-picked in the early morning, force-cooled to 4 °C and pressed
whole-bunch. Only the first light pressings were used. The juice was settled at 5 °C for
48 hours and then racked. A 25% portion underwent wild fermentation and the
balance were inoculated with Vin 13 and CY3079 yeast in one third each of first-,
second- and third-fill 500 litre Allier French oak barrels, using three different coopers.
Fermentation continued for on average 21 days, the temperature of fermentation
ranging between 13 and 18 °C. The wine was aged on its fine lees and malolactic
fermentation was prevented to preserve the finer flavours. After a total barrel
maturation period of 11 months the wine was racked, protein stabilised and bottled
with a fine sheet filtration.
Alcohol: 13.30 vol %
Total acid: 6.4 g/l
pH: 3.20
Residual sugar: 3.0 g/l
Volatile acidity: 0.42 g/l
Free sulphur: 34 mg/l
Total sulphur: 103 mg/l
Awards
2018 Vintage
• National Wine Challenge: Top 100
• South African Wine Index: Platinum
• Decanter World Wine Awards: 94 Points
• Tim Atkin SA Report: 90 Points
• Veritas: Gold Medal
2017 Vintage
• International Wine Challenge Silver Medal
• Decanter World Wine Awards: 90 Points
• South African Wine Index: Platinum
• Tim Atkin SA Report: 93 Points
2016 Vintage
• Double Gold National Wine Challenge 2017
• South African Wine Index: Platinum
• Tim Atkin SA Report: 90 Points
2015 Vintage
• National Wine Challenge: Top 100
• National Wine Challenge: Best in Class
• South African Wine Index: Grand Gold
• Tim Atkins SA Report: 91 Points
• Michelangelo Awards: Gold
2014 Vintage
• South African Wine Index: Grand Gold
• Michelangelo Awards: Double Gold
• International Wine Challenge: Gold
• IWC: South African Varietal Trophy
2013 Vintage
• Tim Atkin SA Report: 91 Points
• Michelangelo Awards: Gold
2012 Vintage
• National Wine Challenge: Top 100
• South African Wine Index: Grand Gold
• Michelangelo Awards: Gold
2011 Vintage
• Taj Classic Wine: Trophy Winner
2010 Vintage
• Classic Wine: Trophy Winner
• National Wine Challenge: Top 100
• Michelangelo Awards: Gold
• International Wine Challenge: Gold
