Vuurberg White Vintage:2021An epic, delightful blend from the ever inventive Donovan Rall. Vuurberg White is linear, clean, bright and posh, positively packed with rich, fresh stone fruit, white spice, green pepper capsicum and a fine, pithy minerality that keeps on giving with a core of stony acidity and a relentless finish. The white is a blend of Chenin Blanc 39%, Viognier 15%, Semillon 15%, Verdelho 12%, Rousanne 8%, Grenche Blanc 7% and Chardonnay 2% mountain fruit!
this wine has great integrity and should have no problem aging for years to come
The Barbera grapes are sorted and selected
the wine was transferred to hybrid French and American oak barrels (American oak staves with French oak heads
“Ever the class act
2 hectares of Merlot and the rest Chardonnay
The first half was characterised by the coldest Spring in five years and hence there was a lot of frost fighting with overhead water
it's like having a fresh lime in your hand that you crush gently over minerals
Sileni Estates was born from a long-standing interest in wine by Graeme Avery
it develops a fresh
The result is a sparkling wine with a fine mousse giving freshness and finesse
Pinot Noir dominates the blend (51%) and provides the structure that is so typically Clicquot
María focuses on using the latest advances in winemaking to ‘express the virtues of the land’