Old Vine Colombar | Rebel Rebel

From a special dry-farmed heritage vineyard on the slopes of the Bottelary Hills. A couple of days before harvest winemaker Kayleigh goes out into the vineyard and cultures a natural “pied de cuve” which she describes as: “Basically a yeast “bomb” made up from all the ambient yeast in the vineyards”, to kick start fermentation. The wine has a pithy electricity, over pure tropical fruit reflecting the cool site and character of the 35 year old vines.

Region:

Stellenbosch

Appellation:

Bottelary

Variety / Blend:

Colombard:

Climate:

Maritime

Soils:

Sandy decomposed granite

Farming:

Sustainable with Integrated Production of Wine (IPW) Certification

Altitude:

400 metres

Fermentation:

Pied de cuve from the vineyard in tank then neutral oak

Ageing:

7 months neutral 400 and 500 litre French oak

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