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Old Road Wine Co.

OLD ROAD WINE CO. GRAND-MERE LA COLLINE SINGLE VINEYARD SEMILLON 2017

South Africa, Franschhoek
Semillon
RSP £27.50
OLD ROAD WINE CO. ELITE 12 MILE SYRAH 2017
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Awards

94 pts Tim Atkin

Gold International Wine Challenge (IWC)

Double Gold Michelangelo International Wine and Spirits

Trophy Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show

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Certifications

VegetarianVegan
GMO free
Old Vines Project
IPW
WIETA
Wine & Spirit Board Sustainability Seal

Alcohol

13.0%

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Product Range: Single Vineyard

The Old Road Wine Co tells the story of special old vines grown in rugged corners of the Franschhoek wine country. The fruit of these old vines born in 1936 from the infamous single vineyard La Colline, shows the grace and tenacity exemplified by a family matriarch or grandmother.

Vineyard: La Colline

The grapes used to make this wine were sourced from a very special 80 year-old bushvine vineyard planted in 1936. It is a high density planting of around 7 000 vines per hectare, more than double the amount of vines per hectare compared to the average vineyard in SA. It is a south-east facing vineyard, unirrigated and located at an altitude of 350 m above sea level.

Winemaker

Ryan Puttick

Vinification

Grapes were harvested by hand in two batches to achieve a perfect balance in ripeness. Grapes were left on the skins overnight and allowed to settle before 70% of the juice was inoculated with a specially selected yeast strain and the remainder wild fermented. After fermentation the wine underwent barrel maturation in mostly older French oak barrels as to add depth and staying power without detracting from the natural fruit character. Maturation on the primary lees with regular stirring or batonnage ensured further complexity and verve.

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Bottling

Size: 0.750l
GTIN: 6001506910248

Packaging

Bottles per case: 6
GTIN: 16001506909935

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