Description

Grapes
Vermentino, Picpoul, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc,
Cinsaut Blanc, Palominio, Chenin Blanc,
Grillo, Assyrtiko, Verdelho,
Clairette Blanche & Semillon
VINIFICATION | This co-planted vineyard is planted on a south-western slope of
the Paardeberg. The weathered granite on this site is very coarse and extremely well
drained on a rocky subsoil stratum. This leads to the early ripening of this vineyard,
with ample natural acidity at the time of picking and relatively low alcohol levels
at full ripeness.
At this point, the vineyard is picked in two stages, and each of the two stages is co-
fermented and blended early for ageing. Our future goal is to pick the entire vineyard
in one go and have all of the components co-fermented in one tank. We have made a
number of vintages already, and each year, we get closer to the objective.
AGEING | After pressing, the wine is transferred to concrete tanks and old wooden
vats to prevent the imparting of wooden flavours.
After 11 months on the lees, the wine is racked to tank, and we add 65mg/Litre of
sulphur and bottle the wine from the fine lees.
NOTES | The concept behind this wine is establishing a single vineyard site with
futuristic grape varieties that will brace and stand in the future climate change. At the
same time, the vineyard, with a myriad of dynamics and grape varieties, will enable us
to produce a complex wine by virtue of its dynamics. It is a concept of “the whole is
greater than the sum of its parts,” a quote attributed to Aristotle’s Metaphysics Book VIII.
This maiden 2024 Twiswind vintage displays limey and zesty dynamics with fresh Granny
Smith apple and peach skin aromas. The aromatics are somehow dwarfed by the intense
palate and textural aspects, as the wine is built up from the structural mouthfeel and
tension of tannins. The acidity is firm, and this wine needs time.