Kokerboom 2019

The aroma of fresh green herbs such as dill and oregano. There is also a hint of orange. The taste has the same aromas as in the aroma and this wine has a beautiful, long impressive aftertaste.

Appellation Olifantsrivier

Grape variety sémillon, sémillon gris

Style Rich & Round

Format 750 ml

No availibility at this moment

€61.95

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
The Sadie Family Wines	South Africa	Swartland

About the winemaker Eben Sadie is counted among the pioneers in South African viticulture. Because of his insight it can be said, that the Swartland region came in a completely different light. It was Eben, who found the older vineyards here and made his famous Columella and Palladius. In 2012 he started a series of wines, also called the Ouwingerd series. A series of wines from vineyards with very old vines and the wines made from them are stunning. Through low yields and the craftsmanship of Eben Sadie, a new series of top wines from the Cape is born.

Vineyard management Organic-Biodynamics

Details

Vineyard	At the base here is a vineyard, planted in the 1930s. The soil of the vineyard consists mainly of decomposed Table Mountain Sandstone, or a sandy rock rich in quarts that formed 510 to 400 million years ago. It is a vineyard, where herbicides or pesticides have never been used. At the same time, it is a very small vineyard with an extremely low yield.
Vinification	After the harvest, the drive back to the cellar is a long one of almost 5 hours. The grapes are stored for one night at 4 degrees. The grapes are not destemmed before pressing and the juice then goes into large wooden barrels for vinification. The alcoholic fermentation often lasts up to 6 months and the malolactic fermentation is finished. The wine stays in the wooden barrels for 12 months before being bottled. The wine is neither clarified nor filtered and is best decanted before drinking.
Vintage	2019
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	10 years and more after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13%
Closure	Natural cork