Wine Composition

Chenin Blanc 70% Viognier 17% Roussanne 13% 

Winemakers Comments

Clear yellow colour. A beautiful forthcoming nose of fine straw and peach pith. Slight honey and salted liquorice, with peach pith and slate on the palate. A vibrant palate with a lot of flavours found across the mouth. Needs some time and air in glass to express itself best. Peach pith, slate and fennel on pallet, also a very persistent and long palate. Peppercorns, herbaceous wild rosemary /renosterveld is found all along the journey in this wine.

Technical Analysis

Vinification

Handpicked and sorted in the vineyards, it is done early morning to ensure cool grapes arrive at the cellar. In 2018 I decided to do more whole-bunch pressing, in a basket press and about 20% gentle crushing and soaking (2hours). The juice is barrel fermented in 400 and 700L French oak barrels, about 10% new oak for 10 months, and left on the lees, which adds a lot of texture and balance. Lightly fined with bentonite, unfiltered, and bottled by hand 

Winemaker

Charla Haasbroek

Winery

A beautiful pioneering wine estate in the middle of nowhere at the end of a long, dusty, bumpy road at the Southern tip of Africa.

When David and Rita Trafford visited the Malgas region for the first time in 2000, they were blown away with the incredible soils specifically in the Lemoentuin area and immediately set about finding a suitable property to purchase.

Today, Sijnn Wines are grown in Malgas along the Breede River - the only first growth appellation in the region.