Hanepoot

375 ml

Winemaker’s Notes:

2022 was a difficult year to produce Muscat D’Alexandrie grapes. They were affected by a devastating hailstorm followed by a week of extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 47°C and then unseasonally heavy rain. This led to several vineyards being affected by downy mildew, which affected the grape bunches. This forced us to pick the grapes at a lower than usual sugar count of only 20.4°Balling.

The grapes were left to cool overnight and pressed the next morning and then left to settle for three days. They were then racked over to a small stainless-steel tank where unaged spirit was added to stop fermentation from occurring.

The resulting fortified wine was left for fourteen weeks to settle out and mature before bottling.

Tasting Notes:

A popular sweet dessert wine, Hanepoot has a distinctive, strong muscat aroma on the nose and palate with hints of pineapple, lychee and winter melon. Best served chilled as a dessert wine or to compliment spicy Asian dishes and cheeses.