Kloovenburg Eight Feet White 2021

Description

All grapes are handpicked during the early morning hours and then cooled overnight in a temperature-controlled room at 5 °C. All the components were picked at different ripeness levels to ensure a balanced final blend, with good fruit purity, freshness, complexity and length. All the components were pressed separately and as whole clusters. The free run juice was then drained into stainless steel tank to let the juice settle for 24 hours at 8 °C. No enzymes are used during the settling process. The juice is racked from the thick lees to 300 L French oak barrels, 10 % new and the remaining in third and fourth fill barrels. The wine ferments naturally and can take up to three months to complete. No Malolactic fermentation takes place to preserve more of the natural acidity. After fermentation the wine is given a low dose of sulphur and is left on the lees with regular battonage. The wine spends a total of 10 months in the barrel before it is blended and bottled.