Cape Collective Mauve

WINEMAKING PRACTICES: 

82% Syrah, 11% Grenache en 7% Cinsaut. Grenache from sandstone soil slopes at 700m above sea level. Syrah from granite in Stellenbosch and granite shale in the Swartland. Also three high altitude vineyards on sandstone. Cinsaut from shale in the Swartland. Whole bunch fermentation between 0-75% depending on the batch. Open top S/S fermenters used with pumpovers twice a day. Spontaneous primary fermentation and MLF. Wine kept on gross lees in 225L and 1000L foudre French oak for 10 months.