ALC/ VOL: 13.5 % – RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.0 g/L – pH: 3.14 – TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.8 g/L – SO2 88mg/l
Preis inkl. MwSt. zzgl. Versandkosten
Allergene: Enthält Sulfite
Inverkehrbringer: WAL Hamburg
THE SADIE FAMILY WINES Skerpioen 2025
Swartland - St. Helena Bay
Limestones base with pH up to 9, with sandy top layer.
Chenin Blanc / Steen (South African synonym),
Palomino / Vaalblaar (South African synonym)
After harvesting the grapes are placed in a cooling room to reduce the temperature, since the average temperatures are often 35 degrees or more – and pressing warm grapes comes with its own series of problems. We then do whole bunch pressing, a process that takes about 3 hours during which time there is a margin of settling of the juice in the collecting tank. The juice is then transferred to two old foudres for fermentation. The natural fermentation can sometimes take up to 5 days or more to start. The fermentation may continue from 1 to 6 months and sometimes it only finishes in the following spring, by which time the malolactic fermentation would often have come to completion as well.
The wine is left in cask on the fermentation lees for the entire first 12 months and we bottle from the lees. Only about 50ppm of sulphur is added 2 weeks prior to bottling.
Skerpioen (Scorpion) is a wine from a very unique location halfway between Dwarskersbos and Elands Bay on the West Coast. One of the most amazing aspects of this location is the fact that the soils are chalky (limestone). In addition to that it is one of the coolest parts of the Swartland region, located a mere 2km from the Atlantic Ocean, but it is also a very dry area with an average rainfall of around 300mm per year. This location is home to some of the most intense south-easterly winds and the old vines look almost abused after having been battered by winds and blowing sand for years and years. The 2025 Skerpioen displays more lemon-zest and honeysuckle notes that spill over into the habitual saline qualities of this vineyard. This vintage is extremely linear and focused, and a slightly more restrained version with finesse. Go find some oysters!
98 Pkt. Tim Atkin Jahrgang 2024
