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Méthode Ancestrale

METHODE ANCESTRALE 2023

 

crushed and destemmed Cinsaut grapes

2 hour maceration before pressing

spontaneous fermentation in tank and bottled with minimal intervention

aged for 4,5 months on lees before dégorgement

 

w.o. bottelary, stellenbosch

vines planted in 1991

harvested 27 February 2023 at 21.5⁰B

bottled 21 March 2023

dégorgement on 2 August 2023

 

12.11% alc

RS 3.2g/L TA 5.3g/L

VA 0.4g/L pH 3.53

 

this fun and vibrant Cinsaut "pet-nat" has

notes of cherry, strawberry, and pomegranate

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

Kayleigh in the Barrel Cellar drinking Syrah
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