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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
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