On Borrowed Time 2024

Waterkloof, teknisk ark/fact sheet (waterkloofwines.co.za – linket fra waterkloofwines.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2024 Waterkloof On Borrowed Time – område: Stellenbosch; druer: Chardonnay; alkohol 13.5%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Fact sheet: Wind buffeted chardonnay vines cling for dear-life to a precipitous mountainside overlooking False Bay. The result – finely tuned elegant grapes. However, the yield is so small that their continued viability is questioned after each harvest. They are ON BORROWED TIME. A Single Vineyard Sighted on the Bottelary Hills is a small and singular parcel of mature vines measuring just 0.95 hectares and planted back in 2010. This rare little block sits just 12km from False Bay on a steep, elevated and cooler East facing slope. Soils are stony and well-drained and therefore low-vigour. The yield is a miniscule 1.5tons/hectare or 12hectolitres/hectare. However, good things really do often come in small packages and the up-side here is healthy grapes with excellent balanced concentration and a wonderful natural acidity. A winemaker’s dream. The one challenge remaining is to convince the vines’ owner to keep them in the ground. Winegrowing The approach is natural and simple, yet also rigorous and labour-intensive. Handpicked and hand sorted. Delicately whole-bunch pressed in a horizontal basket-press for purest juice. Fermented with wild yeast in a single 2nd fill 600l French oak barrel and a solitary 3rd fill 600l French oak barrique. Bottling without fining and only the lightest of filtrations. Minimal SO2 added with no further additions. 1600 bottles made. Tasting Notes • Colour - Bright straw with green tinges. • Aroma - Fennel, pear, honeysuckle and golden delicous apples • A rich and well-structured wine with a rounded palate lifted by fresh acidity. Serving Suggestion Drink now and over the next 3-5 years depending on your taste. Serve at 13 degrees Celsius, 56 Fahrenheit. Match made in Heaven: Sole with a buerre blanc sauce. Details • Vineyard - A Single Vineyard on the Bottelary Hills (W.O. Stellenbosch • Production - 1600 bottles • Alcohol - 13.5% • Total Acid - 6g/l • Residual Sugar - 4.5g/l • PH - 3.25g/l www.falsebayvineyards.co.za