Kaapzicht Hanepoot

Tasting notes

Beautifully fragrant grapey flavours fill the glass overlayed with honeysuckle notes; unctious and full sweet luscious muscat and sultana flavours; sweetness well balanced with livelyacidity for a harmonious finish; delicious fortified dessert wine to enjoy chilled with apple and almond tart or fresh fruit platter.

Maturation potential of 30 years.

Blend information: 100% Muscat d'Alexandrie

Food suggestions" Serve over fresh fruit salad for desert or serve over crushed ice with a dash of bitter lemon for a cocktail.

in the vineyard: Bush Vines planted in weathered granite topsoil on a layer of gravel and a crumbly clay sub soil. Yield of 8 tons per hectare.

About the harvest Cold morning grapes were picked. in the cellar The grapes were destalked, crushed and pumped into red wine fermenters where enzymes for flavour extraction were added. 24-hour skin contact was given before being lightly pressed. The juice was settled clean and treated with Bentonite to make protein stable before being fortified to 18.5% alcohol.