Estate Reserve Red Blend 1.5L

Grilled Lamb or Grass Fed Beef.

Winemaker Dirk and assistant Lehandri endeavour to make Glenelly wines as naturally as possible with wild yeast fermentation and no acidification. The team follows a minimal intervention approach to winemaking yet intensive sorting and care is taken when receiving the grapes. We use France’s most recognised coopers (mostly from Taransaud, Boutes and Sylvain) to ensure a gentle and precise elevage, preserving the identity of the terroir of Glenelly. Hygiene is of utmost importance in the cellar and a combination of both hot water and ozonated water is used for cleaning.

Cool Winter ensured a good bud burst; it was 9 days early. Cool conditions during berry set lead to loose bunches. Berry size was smaller than other years. December was characterised by a warm dry climate. Good analysis was achieved, especially pH. Good wine quality

The wine was placed in French oak barrels to undergo malolactic fermentation. Matured for 18 months in French oak and racked on average every four months.

The grapes were hand sorted and lightly crushed into stainless steel fermentation tanks. They were given a cold soak for three days before allowing the natural fermentation to start. Three pump-overs a day were done on the tanks during fermentation, a er which they underwent extended skin contact for 2-3 weeks.