Sourced from a single vineyard in the Jonkershoek Valley, Mrs. English 2020 is a complex wine with abundant citrus flavors on the nose, a full palate, and a lingering finish.
Great care is taken during the blending process to ensure a wine with impeccable balance, character, poise, and expression.
Great care is taken during the blending process to ensure a wine with impeccable balance, character, poise, and expression.
The grapes were picked at 22.5 to 23° Balling. Whole bunches were crushed without prior destemming to preserve a prominent fruit character and create a well-rounded wine.
After pressing, the juice was settled in a stainless steel tank for 48 hours at 12 to 14°C before the clear juice was racked to French oak barrels. Each barrel was inoculated with a different yeast strain. One third of the wine was fermented with natural yeasts to create a softer wine with added complexity.
For Mrs. English, 40% new, 40% second-fill, and 20% third-fill barrels were used. The wine was then sulphured and left to mature in barrel for 11 months, with bâtonnage taking place every week.
Winemaker: Wynand Lategan
After pressing, the juice was settled in a stainless steel tank for 48 hours at 12 to 14°C before the clear juice was racked to French oak barrels. Each barrel was inoculated with a different yeast strain. One third of the wine was fermented with natural yeasts to create a softer wine with added complexity.
For Mrs. English, 40% new, 40% second-fill, and 20% third-fill barrels were used. The wine was then sulphured and left to mature in barrel for 11 months, with bâtonnage taking place every week.
Winemaker: Wynand Lategan
Situated on the outskirts of the historic town of Stellenbosch, Lanzerac Wine Estate is a 300 year old private working wine estate in the Jonkershoek Valley, South Africa. Its also home to the world’s first bottled Pinotage and their range of award-winning wines have been honed to maintain the excellent quality that they have become known for.
