Grapes from the Plat’bos vineyard ripen early in the harvest due to its warm, north-facing slope. Picking of this vineyard took place on 3 occasions during the first days of February. These lots were fermented and aged separately right up until blending just before bottling. Plat’bos is also part of the Old Vine Project (OVP) and thus has it’s Certified Heritage Vineyards (CHV) seal on the back label. The Swartland is known for extremely warm summers with a low average winter rainfall. On the west, the Swartland borders on the Atlantic ocean and on the east inland by mountain ranges. Due to this location, a large diurnal shift is observed where the average daytime temperatures are much higher than the average night time temperatures. All of our vineyards are however inland and our climate is considered to be Mediterranean.

ANALYSIS: pH 3.16 | RS 1.3 g/L | ALC 11.0% | TA 6.9 g/L