Description

Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch

In the Vineyard: Sauvignon Blanc grapes were hand harvested from a block resting on South facing slopes consisting predominantly of the Tukulu type with a decomposed sandstone sediment. The is the most elevated block at Journeys End at 290m above sea level and produces vines with large canopies providing excellent protection against the prevailing South Easterly wind.

The vineyard block rests 280m above sea level, 7 km from the ocean. The soil type is predominantly Tukulu.

In the Cellar: Bunches are hand sorted, destemmed, and gently crushed before undergoing eight hours of skin contact to enhance aromatic extraction – all done in a very reductive style. The juice was cold settled before being racked into the stainless-steel fermentation tanks. Temperatures were kept below 13°C throughout the fermentation to retain aromatic intensity. The fermentation lasted 30 days at low temperatures after which the wine was racked into separate steel maturation vessels for 10 months with regular lees stirring for additional mouthfeel.

Analysis:  Alc: 13.6% | pH: 3.38  |  TA: 5.97 g/l  | RS: 2.58 g/l