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Jaaa-Bru 2021
Jaaa-Bru 2021
750ml
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If you translate the word “Mal” from Afrikaans to English, it means “crazy” and “Bek” means “mouth”. And that was quite clearly the inspiration behind this label - 100% Stellenbosch Malbec...
The Story:
The guy who farms this vineyard is way better than me at farming, and I don't have to give a lot of input. Guys like him are absolutely crucial to my business. He is a fellow surfer and has this habit of answering his phone with: “Jaaaa Bru?”. It’s South African slang and basically means “Yes, my brother?”.
100% Malbec - It grows on a slope of the Helderberg Mountain - not facing the ocean, but rather facing Stellenbosch. Malbec is a strange-looking grape when it’s ripe. When we pick, it always looks unripe. The berries are soft and juicy and the flesh is green in colour. We ferment this wine without any stems and age it in older French Oak barrels for less than a year. It produces a fresh and elegant, yet complex wine.
Information
Varietals: Malbec
Vintage: 2021
Region: Stellenbosch
Ward: Blaauwklippen Road
Vineyard: Single vineyard trellis Malbec - Blaauwklippen road - 254m above sea-level NE facing slope.
Winemaking: The grapes were picked at optimal ripeness and cooled overnight to 4 degrees celsius. The next morning the grapes were destemmed to open top fermenters. The juice underwent spontaneous fermentation and stayed on the skins for as long as possible. Pressed into older French oak small barrels, 18 months in barrel, blended and bottled.
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Strength: 14% / vol
Acidity: 4.51 g/l
Reducing Sugar: 1.3 g/l
PH: 3.79
Free SO2: 32 mg/l
Total SO2: 54 mg/l
Volatile Acidity: 0.64 g/l
Closure: Natural Cork
Vegan: TRUE
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