Pella Oukliprant Malbec

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Cold soak for ten days at 9’C and fermented at low temperatures. Manual punch downs are carried out on a daily basis until fermented dry. Manual Basket press is used.

Hand-harvested, sorted and de-stemmed. Riddled with ancient stone artefacts, these vineyards flourish side by side with Acheulean tools, dating back over 40,000 years ago; That is where the name ‘Oukliprant’ is derived from, meaning ‘old stone ridge’. East-facing slope. Yielding 4.5 tons/h. Vineyard benefits from a cool microclimate, with deep, weathered granite soils. Harvested periodically to ensure fermentation occurs on skins with a ripe tannin structure.

Aged for 14 months in predominately French oak barrels.