The Foundry Grenache Blanc 2022 is a highly-rated white wine from the Voor Paardeberg, crafted by Chris Williams.  Featuring floral, stone fruit, and citrus notes with a mineral, fleshy palate and a long finish, recognized with a 5-star Platters award. It's fermented partly in oak, steel, and clay, offering complexity with flavors of quince, grapefruit, and a hint of pithiness, making it excellent with seafood, white meats, creamy pasta, and cheeses. 

Hand-harvested and cooled, whole-bunch pressed. Fermented with a high percentage of solids in seasoned French oak (Allier & Compiègne hogsheads), stainless steel tanks, and terracotta clay doliums (500L & 1000L). 10 months of lees aging before bottling.

Tasting Notes: Has lifted floral aromas with hints of lemon cream and white stone fruit and an ethereal crushed rock minerality. The palate is linear and focused with clean grapefruit and quince fruit flavours,  minerally mid palate with characteristic rich, fleshy mouthfeel and texture and has a long finish with a pleasant lingering pithiness.

W.O. Voor Paardeberg including 49% of own fruit from a vineyard planted in 2018. Fermented and matured for 10 months in a combination of older oak, stainless steel tank and terracotta. The nose unfolds slowly, offering nuanced notes of pear, white peach and a delicate floral perfume. The palate is poised and finely etched – pure fruit complemented by a vibrant line of acidity, the finish long and gently pithy. Linear in structure yet not austere. Alc: 13.8%. CE’s rating: 94/100.

ANALYSIS: ALC 13.8% | TA 6g/L | pH 3.18 | RS 2.55g/L