The 2023 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
Live Virtual Auction, 6 - 7 October 2023
Cape Winemakers Guild Saturday, 7 October
About this Item
“I have evolved over the years to understand that winemaking is a small function of what we actually do. Primarily, I am a soil farmer.” - Kevin Grant
100% Chardonnay
• This single vineyard Chardonnay, made from organically grown grapes, revives a centuries old Burgundian winemaking "black" method.
• It was fermented spontaneously in custom ordered Burgundian barrels and without allowing the secondary malolactic fermentation to occur, which lends an arrestingly vibrant weight to the palate.
• The absence of bâtonnage adds focus and precision.
• The wine was bottled after 11 months of maturation.
Tasting Notes: A very individual and accurate articulation of Ataraxia's "dirt", this is a sublime wine which effortlessly balances fruit intensity with mineral acidity. A wine of pedigree and style.
Reading for drinking now until at least 2030.
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Case Size: 6 x 750 ml
Total Cases Produced: 78
Quantity of Cases for Auction: 50
Alc: 13.43 vol%
RS: 3.9 g/l
TA: 7.7 g/l
pH: 3.13
Notes
Friday, 06 October Session
Lot 53: 12 bottles
Lot 54: 12 bottles
Lot 55: 12 bottles
Lot 56: 24 bottles
Saturday, 07 October Session
Lot 253: 12 bottles
Lot 254: 12 bottles
Lot 255: 24 bottles
Lot 256: 24 bottles
Lot 257: 24 bottles
Lot 258: 36 bottles
Lot 259: 36 bottles
Lot 260: 36 bottles
Lot 261: 36 bottles
Provenance
Wine of Origin: Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge
Winemaker: Kevin Grant