Pella Oukliprant Malbec

Beef, cured meats, duck, lamb, ostrich

“Super Single Vineyards focus on the production of handcrafted wines from specially selected single vineyards throughout the Western Cape and the newly allocated Sutherland-Karoo region. Our pursuit for the finest fruit is never at an end.”

Hand-harvested, sorted and de-stemmed. Riddled with ancient stone artefacts, this Single Vineyard flourishes side by side with Acheulean tools, dating back over 40,000 - 100,000 years ago; that is where the name ‘Oukliprant’ is derived from, meaning ‘old stone ridge’. East-facing slope. Yielding 4 tons/h. The vineyard benefits from a cool microclimate, with deep, weathered granite soils. Harvested periodically to ensure fermentation occurs on skins with a ripe tannin structure.

Aged for 15 months in French oak barrels.

Cold soak for 8 days at 9°C and fermented up to 28°C. Pump overs are carried out daily until fermented dry. A manual Basket press is used.