Piekenierskloof Grenache Noir 2022

Momento Wines, teknisk ark/fact sheet (momentowines.co.za – linket fra momentowines.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2022 Momento Wines Piekenierskloof Grenache Noir – område: Piekenierskloof; druer: Grenache; alkohol 12.8%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Om vinen: Our Piekenierskloof Grenache is made is made from two neighbouring dryland bush vine sites – the oldest planted in 1987 – on Table Mountain sandstone soils around 750m altitude in the Citrusdal mountains. Producentens noter (engelsk): Winemaking: Gentle and minimum intervention with a ‘hands-off ’ approach to reflect the terroir of the Citrusdal mountais. After hand picking in the early morning, bunches were destemmed into small fermenting tanks keeping 20% whole clusters. I allowed four days of cold soaking on skins for flavour to develop before a natural fermentation started. Punch downs were done by hand, twice a day, resulting in gentle extraction, preserving the grape’s natural character. An additional postfermentation maceration of 10 days was allowed to extract the finer, softer tannins. After a total of 4 weeks on the skins, grapes were gently pressed with an old basket press into older French oak 225 L barrels for malolactic fermentation and maturation. Total time in barrel: 16 months. No fining. Bottled in August 2023.