Noble Late Harvest

Rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) · Shellfish · Sweet desserts · Poultry

In 1984 Neil Ellis sourced grapes from vineyards not of his own and produced wine in rented cellar space. These grapes were sourced in the Stellenbosch district and meant a lot of nosing around the restrictive quota system prevalent at the time. His vision the pursuit of quality extended out of the cellar and into the vineyards where varieties would excel and best express a particular style of wine reflective of their environment. Today the experience and knowledge of the past are applied to modern techniques and technologies for a new generation of winemaking. “Our vision remains to make distinctive refined wines that are expressive of their terrain and rank amongst South Africa’s finest. A pursuit of quality nothing less.” Neil Ellis

The botrytised grapes were hand harvested and only the most prestine botrytised bunches were selected.

Fermentation took around 10 months before stopping naturally. Fermentation took place in four 500L puncheons and 1 new 300L oak barrel.

The grapes were whole bunch pressed and the juice racked to barrel.