Capitoline Wolf White

This wine will pair beautifully with a guanciale carbonara or even a lightly toasted hot cross bun, lashings of butter and a sliver of sharp cheddar.

The Semillon grapes come from Bot River as well as Franschhoek. The Chenin blanc for this wine came from Durbanville from an organically grown vinyeard that has a view of Table Mountain. These batches were hand picked, chilled over night and pressed the following day.

Once the wine was dry it was stirred on the gross lees for 9 months without sulphur. Just before bottling it was racked, blended with the Semillon, sulphured up and protein stabilised. The wine was gently filtered before bottling.

These three batches were whole bunch pressed to tank and settled out gently overnight. From here the juice was racked to big old French oak barrel where it was allowed to ferment naturally. A portion of the Franschhoek Semilllon was skin fermented and spent 14 days on skins with gentle daily punch downs. Once the wine was dry it was stirred on the gross lees for 5 months without sulphur. Just before bottling it was racked, sulphured up and protein stabilised. The wine was gently filtered before bottling. The components went through full malolactic fermentation in barrel.

McFarlane Wines was born while sharing dreams and desires one evening over dinner, sometime in 2018. A dream to have something family-owned and operated, and a deep desire to honour some of South Africa’s heritage varieties. South Africa’s vinous history is a unique one, and certain varieties have had a significant influence in shaping where the South African wine industry is today. McFarlane Wines aims to produce fine, honest wines from these varieties and share what we love about them with the world.