R 750.00
R 1,650.00
Alto Cape Vintage
Crafted from 100% Shiraz and fortified with brandy, the Alto Cape vintage is the perfect after dinner drink.
Vinification
The grapes were destemmed, inoculated and fermented at 25°C until reaching 16° Balling. The grapes were then pressed and fortified with a combination of matured grape spirit and brandy spirit at 10° Balling. It was then transferred to 300 L old French oak barrels, where it matured for 14 months. Following a light filtration, the wine was bottled in 500 mL bottles.
Viticulture
The vineyards for this wine are North facing, about 250m above sea level planted in deep decomposed granite soils. The grapes were harvested in late March 2024 at 28° Balling, they were very healthy and perfectly ripe.
