The Sixteen is comprised of 16 varietals, interplanted as bush vines without rhyme or reason. We wanted to explore the naturally occurring microclimates and profile of a wine that is a true South African field blend, as nature might have intended if she were a winemaker.

Tasting Notes: Pressed French linen on the line, meadow blossoms, light and lovely. Visions of flower crowns, of fresh grass trampled underfoot, of white strawberries, cranberries. It’s a midsummer of a wine. Evocative tug of toast, almonds and flint dances in. On the palate a creamy acid backbone sketches around luminous fruit, ascending into white-pear succulence and mouth-watering freshness. Defined by a weightless complexity, the fruit is ethereal, diaphanous, yet offers depth and dimension, and carries into a long, white-chalk finish.

“From 16 varieties interplanted as bushvines. 40% fermented and matured for 12 months in concrete egg, 60% in clay amphora. Subtle yet alluring aromatics of pear, peach, floral perfume, dried herbs and some leesy complexity. The palate, while not overtly vivacious, impresses with its sheer presence – broad, dense and creamy in texture, the finish long and deeply savoury. A wine of gravitas rather than verve, but no less compelling for it. Alc: 13.5%.” – Christian Eedes, Winemag 94/100

ANALYSIS: Alc 13.5% | PH 3.20 | TA 5.4g/L |RS 2.7g/l