A Mother's Journey 2020

Vineyards: This grapes come from the Golden Triangle in the Helderberg mountains.T he soils are Hutton and Clovelly on a clay sub-base. The grapes were hand-harvested in mid-March and the low-yielding vineyards deliver small berries with rich red fruit concentration. Winemaking: The Shiraz grapes were harvested in mid-March, and then cold soaked for 3 days until natural fermentation commenced. After fermentation, the wine was pressed back into stainless steel tanks for malolactic fermentation, and then racked off into French oak barrels for 18 month’s maturation before bottling.

Harvesting occurred in mid-March, and the grapes were cold soaked for 3 days allowing natural fermentation to commence. Pump overs occurred twice a day. After primary fermentation, the wine was pumped back into stainless steel tanks for malolactic fermentation to take place, and then racked off into in 2nd to 4th fill French oak barrels for 18 month’s maturation before bottling.