Master of None 2021
A red blend of SWARTLAND Grenache, WELLINGTON Grenache, BREEDEKLOOF Cinsaut, ELGIN Pinot Noir, SWARTLAND Chenin Blanc, SWARTLAND Fernao Pirez, STELLENBOSCH Chardonnay and STELLENBOSCH Pinotage. The StoryLate one night, in November 2017, we were busy with some preparations for a bottling the following day. We had a request from the marketplace. Something we felt we could adhere to - producing a red wine partner for Moment of Silence. Apparently people find most of our range a bit intimidating at first. Moment of Silence does a great job at easing new buyers into the range, but it needed an accomplice, someone in the red wine ranks who could have its back. But although we had the wine, we didn’t have the name yet.
Working in the winery in the evenings doesn’t happen too often (except in harvest), and so this inevitably leads to having a glass of wine whilst working. So there we were, drinking German Riesling, getting all philosophical and having a very relevant debate. Is it possible to be an expert in each and every cultivar if you are making 38 varietals from more than 60 different vineyards - all under the same roof?
The truth is that the idea never was to be a specialist in anything, we just wanted to tell stories - real stories - and the conclusion was that maybe we are simply a Master of None.
Technical InformationCultivar: Grenache Noir (57%), Cinsaut (23%), Fernao Pires (10%), Chardonnay (3%), Chenin Blanc (3%), Pinot Noir (2%), Pinotage (2%)Vintage: 2021Region: Western CapeAmount of Bottles Produced: 18261
Vineyard: Vines from various vineyards.
Winemaking: The reds were picked at optimal ripeness and cooled overnight to 4 degrees celsius. The next morning the grapes were part destemmed and part taken as whole bunches to open top fermenters. Fermented spontaneously and left on the skins for 3 weeks. Pressed into older French oak barrels. 10 months in barrel, blended and bottled. The white were pressed as whole bunches with no additives. The juice underwent spontaneous fermentation in French oak. 10 months on the leese, blended and bottled.
Alcoholic Strenght: 13.5% / volAcidity: 4.83 g/lPH: 3.57Reducing Sugar: 1.9 g/lFree SO2: 31 ppmTotal SO2: 78 ppmVolatile Acidity: 0.53 g/lClosure: DIAMVegan: YesVoice recordingHow to order
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