Kloof Street Swartland Rouge 2022

57% Syrah, 27% Grenache, 9% Cinsault, 7% Tinta Barroca

Sourced from six sustainably farmed vineyard parcels in different parts of the Swartland, aged 7-48 years

Two parcels of Syrah and one parcel of Cinsault and Grenache each from the stony Shale and Schist based soils of Roundstone farm at the foot of Kasteelberg; and the Tinta Barocca and another parcel of Syrah, all from the decomposed Granite of the Paardeberg.

The must was initially pigeaged once a day prior to fermentation

60% whole bunch fermentation with indigenous yeast fermentation began and the wine was pigeaged twice a day, with temperature not allowed to exceed 28ºC

Maceration lasted just under 4 weeks, then trained and pressed to barrel for malolactic fermentation

Aged for 11 months in 3rd and 4th fill French oak 225L barrels & 5000L demi-muids, as well as large upright wooden vats