‘Gramadoelas’ is a colloquial Afrikaans word for ‘the middle of nowhere’, which is just where this textured and tangy Grenache Blanc hails from – between schist and shale hills on the edge of the Klein Karoo. Bernhard had visited the area as a child.
Coastal Region
Klein Karoo
Grenache Blanc:
Continental
Decomposed schist and shale red loam/clay
Uncertified organic
450 metres
Old 225 litre French oak
9 months on lees in barrel