Vermentino

Enjoy this light-straw coloured wine with Thai green curry, sushi, moules frites (mussels in white wine), parma ham and melon salad, and roasted cabbage with miso.

Our Vermentino vineyards were planted in 2018, and 2024 marks the 4th vintage of this wine. As the vines mature, their ability to yield a larger crop is improving. We are extremely excited by this vineyard and it is showing great promise in terms of quality. Grapes were harvested on the 12th of February. We picked early in the morning, and packed the grapes into the cold room overnight. The overnight cooling ensures all the grapes are chilled to the optimal temperature for processing. The quality of the grapes this year was excellent, colours of the berries ranged from bright green to golden yellow.

The wine was matured in neutral oak barrels for 6 months before bottling.

After chilling in the cold room overnight, the grapes were sorted. First we sort whole bunches, then whole berries. As the quality of the 2024 harvest was exceptional, this process went very quickly. The de-stemmed grapes were then loaded into the press for 8 hours of skin contact. This extracts flavour from the thick-skinned grape. During this 8-hour period, the press rotates once every hour to facilitate the extraction process. After this period of skin contact, the free run juice is drained and the press cycle begins. The freerun fraction and heavy press fraction are kept separate during fermentation.

Time at Baccō is a slow rhythm, gently flowing like the seasons. Just as the life cycle of the vine cannot be rushed, creating any rare work of art requires patience. We believe that true wellbeing lies in synergy with nature, nurturing our environment and savouring its gifts. Our wines are made with this mindful, unhurried approach, to be generous and engage all the senses. Baccō is a family inspired project borne from Nathan Jankelowitz’s passion for the art of producing premium quality wines. Long inspired by the opulence of the Super Tuscan region, Nathan dreamt of bringing this holistic, experiential brand of luxury to South African wine lovers. A dream that has now become a magnificent reality.