De Grendel Pinot Noir Op Die Berg 2022 - De Grendel

This Pinot Noir is a complex example and goes perfectly with a classic French cassoulet with duck, pork, beans and chorizo.

High on the Witzenberg, within easy reach of Ceres, at an altitude of 960 meters above sea level, this unique 'appellation' of South Africa, with a continental climate and frequent winter temperatures that drop below freezing point. The cool nighttime temperatures and hot daytime temperatures during the growing season result in slower ripening and more concentrated fruit. The well-drained, yellow slate soils are often covered with a layer of snow in winter, which provides the perfect conditions for the vines to germinate, an urgently needed rest before the growing season. 30% of the hand-picked harvest was stemmed, while the remaining 70% was fermented as a whole bunch of grapes. Before fermentation, the mash was cold macerated for 4 days, then inoculated with yeast and fermentation initiated. The must was gently pumped around twice a day using the ventilated pumping process to obtain better color extraction and tannin development. After a gentle basket pressing, the wine was transferred to new French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation before maturing for 13 months in a combination of new and older barrels.

Allergy information: Contains sulfites