The 2023 vintage of a Simonsberg-Paarl Grenache, from a vineyard established in 2018 on clay and iron-rich Tukulu soils. The growing conditions for this vintage featured a dry and warm winter, which naturally contributed to smaller berries and exceptional flavour concentration and intensity.
Harvest was in mid-February, and winemaking: whole bunches were crushed underfoot and underwent a 21-day period of skin contact, with wild yeast fermentation. Foot stomping was meticulously performed, twice daily during the initial and final stages of fermentation, and thrice daily at the peak. Following pressing, the wine was aged for nine months in 400L French oak casks before bottling.
