Tabula Rasa South Ridge CY548

Please note: Award stickers are applied at the producer's discretion and may not be present on all bottles.

Fruit is hand-picked from selected vines within our South Ridge block, placed into lugs and meticulously hand sorted at the winery. Whole bunches are directed into the press and gently pressed to obtain only the best free run juice and a very low recovery of less than 600 litres per ton. The high solid juice undergoes spontaneous fermentation in barrel, with no added yeast or enzymes. A careful approach to oak maturation using lightly toasted French oak from artisanal Burgundy cooperages encourages finesse, balance and allows the fruit to come to the fore.

Even though the 2018 vintage is considered to be a relatively hot and dry vintage across the Cape, Elgin experienced one of the best vintages in the last few years. The dry conditions gave balanced canopies and more exposed fruit which created very good concentration and ripe flavours. The lay soils and cold nights of Elgin made sure that the vines did not endure too much stress though.

Barrel maturation for 10 months before bottling.