Malgas White

This wine has plenty of versatility. Enjoy on its own or pair with grilled chicken salad or pan-seared Kingklip with a mango salsa.

A beautiful pioneering wine estate in the middle of nowhere at the end of a long, dusty, bumpy road at the Southern tip of Africa. When David and Rita Trafford visited the Malgas region for the first time in 2000, they were blown away with the incredible soils specifically in the Lemoentuin area and immediately set about finding a suitable property to purchase. Today, Sijnn Wines are grown in Malgas along the Breede River - the only first growth appellation in the region.

The complex stony soils, together with a warm dry climate, moderated by constant sea breezes provides an ideal terroir to produce something unique. All vines are grown as bush vines due to the exceptional low yield and vigour. Mostly 2 high quality, low yielding clones of Chenin blanc on drought resistant rootstocks - R99, Rug.140 and R110. This flagship blend includes Verdelho, Viognier and Roussanne, all contributing to the texture and complexity of the blend. The initial start to the growing season was dry and warm, but a lot of rain from October to December of 2021. The wetter November and December helped maintain a healthy canopy and moist soils, Harvest saw a cooler start, with cool nights throughout the harvest period, creating the perfect conditions for good acidity, and lower pH’s. A lot of wind throughout growing season and harvest. A good yield, and fantastic quality.

The juice is barrel fermented, with just the natural occurring yeast in the vineyard, in 400 and 700L French oak barrels, about 10% new oak for 10 months, and left on the lees, which adds a lot of texture and balance. Lightly fined with bentonite, unfiltered, and bottled by hand.

Handpicked and sorted in the vineyards in the early morning to ensure beautiful cool grapes arrive at the cellar. 70% of the grapes were whole bunch pressed in a basket press and the balance gently crushed and pressed.