This refreshing and smooth wine with its soft tannins is bursting with ripe black cherries and rose petals. Fynbos and vanilla on the palate adds extra complexity. Predominantly Shiraz with a hint of Cabernet Franc.
Introduction
The name of this range comes from the early days of settlement in the Cape. The VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) prohibited farmers from trading with anyone other than the โCompagnieโ, but this lead to big unhappiness. Therefore, when the โvrijburgersโ and local tribesmen wanted to do business, they had to go to a secluded area in the mountain-range to trade without interference. This corner was where Stellenbosch Mountain and Helderberg โjoinโ and so it became known as โKonkelbergโ.
Terroir
Rooted in the oldest viticulture soil in the world, it is made up of decomposed granite on the lower slopes of the Helderberg Mountain. This vineyard enjoys the refreshingly cool breezes from False Bay (Atlantic Ocean) during the day and cool night air flowing down the mountain, resulting in even ripening of the berries and good, natural acidity. The macro climate is maritime, with cold wet winters and sunny warm summers.
Viticulture
Harvested by hand in the early morning in small picking bins to ensure that perfect grapes reach the cellar. Biodynamic (organic) practices are followed and therefore no herbicides or chemical sprays were used in the cultivation of these grapes.
Vinification
The grapes were hand sorted before and after de-stemming, and placed into stainless steel tanks for cold maceration. It was fermented with wild yeast without the use of enzymes. Matured in French oak for 17 months. The wine has been made in a very natural way with minimal interference in the cellar and may, in time, develop natural and harmless sediment. This wine will improve over the next 5 years.
Origin
Helderberg, Stellenbosch
Winemaker โ Hendrien de Munck
Alc: 14% / RS: 3.1g/l / TA: 6.0g/l / pH: 3.45
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โ Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business.โ
