Verdelho Méthode Ancestrale

METHODE ANCESTRALE 2024

crushed and destemmed Verdelho grapes

2 hour maceration before pressing

spontaneous fermentation in tank and bottled with minimal intervention

aged for 2,5 months on lees before dégorgement

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w.o. bottelary, stellenbosch

vines planted in 2010

harvested 17 January 2024 at 20.4⁰B

bottled 4 February 2024

dégorgement on 23 May 2024

11.69% alc

RS 8.8g/L TA 7.7g/L

VA 0.25g/L pH 3.20

this lively and cheerful Verdelho "pet-nat" has

notes of litchi, passionfruit, and lemon

the mousse is fine, and bursts with sweetness and energy, and is alive with texture and natural acidity

best served between 10 and 13 °C.

this wine is unfiltered and may have some natural sediment which is harmless