Wine Composition
100% Semillon
Tasting Notes
Crisp and refreshing, with flavors of citrus and lemongrass backed by grassy herbal notes. Displays pure fruit and lively acidity, with a lovely textured finish.
Awards
Tim Atkin | 93 points
Vineyard / Cellar Techniques
The grapes for this wine were hand harvested and whole bunch pressed to tank. The juice was cold settled for 2 days at 10°C then fermented in 4th fill 400 litre French oak barrels. After fermentation, the wine was left on the fine lees in barrels for 9 months. No malolactic fermentation.
Winemaker
Name - Ginny Povall
Winery
Botanica Wines was founded in 2009 by owner and self-taught winemaker Ginny Povall, an intrepid American who fell in love with the beautiful Cape winelands, purchased Protea Heights farm in Stellenbosch’s Devon Valley and relocated to the southern tip of Africa in 2008. Established in the late 1940s, Protea Heights was the first farm in South Africa to cultivate indigenous protea flowers commercially. Inspired by this horticultural history, it was only natural that Ginny would choose to develop her wine brands and labels with a botanical flair.
Today the estate boasts eight varieties of proteas (four of which are hybridized species unique to the property), largely destined for export to Europe. The 21.6 hectare farm is planted with 10 hectares of indigenous flowers, which bloom throughout the year, and 5 hectares of organically farmed, high density vineyards. Planted between 2009 and 2010, the estate vines provide the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Albariño used to craft Botanica’s Arboretum, Big Flower and Flowergirl ranges.
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