Lovely straw / yellow colour. Nutty lemon and lime nose with some dried apricot and toasted oats complexity from the long barrel ageing. Restrained, fine and complex. Refined, complex palate with layers of flavours from the 22 months long fine lees contact. Nice depth and texture with a long dusty finish. The extra maturity in barrel means it's great to drink now, but stable enough to last at least 10 years. Ideal with lightly spicy fish and shellfish or poultry dishes
Grapes lightly crushed and allowed about 2 hours skin contact before gently pressing in a traditional basket press. Sulphur added and natural settling allowed for 2 days before. 100%-barrel fermentation with natural yeasts. All the wine was fermented and matured in 400ℓ and 700ℓ casks for 22 months with lees stirred as necessary to complete fermentation. No new oak used. Partial malolactic fermentation. Lightly fined with bentonite – a natural clay. Bottled unfiltered on the property by hand.
Winemaker : David Trafford
Winemaker : David Trafford
With an international reputation for excellence, the South African De Trafford Winery is situated on the beautiful Mont Fleur farm set at the top of a dramatic valley above Stellenbosch, 380m up between the Stellenbosch and Helderberg mountains.
