Leeu Passant Old Vines Basson Cinsault Wellington 2024

Leeu Passant Old Vines Basson Cinsault Wellington 2024

Leeu Passant Old Vines Basson Cinsault Wellington 2024

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PRE-ARRIVAL ETA LATE SEPTEMPER 2026

  • 100% dry farmed bush vine Cinsault
  • Hand harvested from a historic parcel planted in 1900 in the deep sandy alluvial soils in Wellington
  • This is South Africa’s oldest registered red wine vineyard
  • Cool grapes are crushed and destemmed into tank, with 100% whole clusters, with minimal sulphur is added, and no further additions are made
  • Fermentation begins without inoculation and the wine is pigeaged twice a day with temperatures are not allowed to exceed 26°C and lasted 11 days
  • After fermentation, 3 weeks skin contact is given, and the wine is then drained and pressed to French 500L barrel
  • The wines are racked and blended mid-way through the year and bottled after 20 months in barrel
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