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Wolf & Woman Grenache Blanc 2023
R294.00
A blend of two regions: 50% Piekenierskloof Mountains and 50% Voor Paardeberg.
Piekenierskloof Mountains with sandstone soils, 650m above sea level with cold nights. This all preserves the acidity in the grapes. More intense sunlight makes for more intense flavour and tighter tannins.
Voor Paardeberg: Decompose granite soils and influence from the “Table Bay air-conditioner” – a south-westerly wind in the afternoon. The vineyards cool down at night and the grapes ripen slower, maintain their acidity better. The grapes are handpicked early in the morning and spend 24 hours in a cold room. The next day it is wholebunch pressed. The juice gets transferred directly from the press to old oak 500 L barrels to add texture to the final wine. Natural fermentation will happen, followed by partially malolactic fermentation. It spends 8 months on the primary lees before it is blended and bottled.
ANALYSIS: ALC 13.5% | TA 5.4 g/l | RS 1.7 g/l | pH 3.3
6 in stock
Description
What’s in the name? Jolandie’s husband, Gustav, send her this quote a long time ago: “Some days I am more wolf than woman, and I am still learning how to stop apologising for my wild.” A while later she was at the airport and while waiting to board, she went into a book shop and saw the book ‘Women Who Run With The Wolves’ by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. She immediately thought about that quote that Gustav had sent her and bought the book. After reading it she felt inspired, empowered and able to dream bigger and wilder than ever before. The book opened her eyes to the fact that the ‘wild woman’ is naturally creative, passionate and instinctive. These are characteristics she believes are crucial when you make and live wine. So when the new wine needed a name, this came to mind again.
There are many parallels that can be drawn between women and wolves. Loyal, protective, wild and beautiful, both know the unknowable and sense the unseen.
Jolandie Fouché, winemaker and owner of Wolf and Woman, is a lady to not judge lightly. Woman, wife, mother and gentle friend, she has a strong will to produce exceptional wine from special vineyards. We are privileged and proud supporters of all her wines.
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