OLD ROAD WINE CO. GRAND-MERE LA COLLINE SINGLE VINEYARD SEMILLON 2017
Awards
94 pts Tim Atkin
Gold International Wine Challenge (IWC)
Double Gold Michelangelo International Wine and Spirits
Trophy Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show
Tasting Notes
Certifications
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
dry
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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.