Torero and The Suit of Lights

Roasts, Aperitif, Cold meat, meat

This Wellington vineyard located on Welgegund is home to 23 year-old bush-vine vineyards planted on ancient decomposed granite and clay soils, largely composed of quartz and feldspar with minor components of mica. The vineyards lie in Wellington at the foot of the Limietberg at approximately 300m above sea-level.

The wine was bottled on the 16th December 2022 after spending approximately 10 months in barrel.

Grapes are handpicked and cooled overnight, the following morning the grapes were placed in an open-top bin to ferment. 50% of the grapes were destemmed whilst 50% were kept whole-bunch and crushed in the traditional foot-stomping method. Fermentation and maceration took place over 10 days, with one pump-over per day taking place to sustain cap health, not to extract further. After fermentation the wine was replaced into old 225L French oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation was spontaneous and in Autumn the wine was sulphured for the first time.

At Rueda Wine Co. our focus lies in sourcing and procuring some of the rarest and most sought-after wines from around the world. Specialising primarily in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, and South Africa. We represent local producers such Angus Paul Wines, Naude Family Wines and Sakkie Mouton Family Wines. Alongside our wine offering, we provide state-of-the-art cellaring services to our clients. Our cellars are fully temperature and humidity controlled at 14 degrees Celsius, with retrievable and transparent cellaring data.