Product Description
Robertson, South Africa
Varieties
32% Cabernet Franc
32% Merlot
18% Petit Verdot
19% Cabernet Sauvignon
18% Petit Verdot
The Vineyard
These vines were planted on carefully selected sites and took 9 years to reach a level of maturity which they felt comfortable to use for the maiden vintage in 2001.
Slope: Very gentle, southerly
Soil: Chalk, calcrete formations
Climate – Moderate summer with low night temperatures, cold winter
Wind: South easterly (summer)
The Harvest
Harvested at full seed ripeness
The Cellar
The grapes were fermented whole with native yeasts (true to ancient custom) and left for 5 weeks on their skins. A slow 2 years of barrel maturation followed and a further 4 years of bottle maturation. Finally, they released this wine rich, classic and complex from age – of vines and wine. This long wait, justified only by our passion, does bear fruit. It’s called – “The Work of Time”.
Cold macerated uncrushed in open fermenters for 10 days
Punched through 3 times daily
3 Weeks alcoholic fermentation; Only free run used
100% Malolatic fermentation spontaneously in barrel
24 Months barrel maturation in 1st and 2nd fill
Sequin Moreau 300L
4 years bottle maturation at 14°C
Filtration – None
Bottling – Unfiltered, unfined, unstabilised
Analysis
Alcohol: 14 %
Acidity:6,33 g/L
pH:3.5
FSO2: 44 mg/L at bottling
RS:2.54 g/L
