Pella Oukliprant Malbec

Beef, cured meats, duck, lamb, ostrich

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.

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.

“Super Single Vineyards focus on the production of handcrafted wines from specially selected single vineyards throughout the Western Cape and the newly allocated Sutherland-Karoo region. Our pursuit for the finest fruit is never at an end.”