Gamay - Kleine Zalze Cellar Selection

Bright cherry appearance points towards a light bodied with ripe strawberry, lovely cherry fruit and sweet banana flavours on the palate that follow through with a long aftertaste. Best served chilled.


Viticulture:  The grapes were harvested from 23 year old vineyards situated on slopes adjacent to the Berg River in Wellington. The microclimate surrounding the vines was influenced by the vineyard’s close proximity to the river. Supplementary irrigation, fertilisation and gravel stone soils caused moderate growth and low yield-bearing crops of superb quality. Efficient suckering has been done, to ensure that only the strongest shoots were left with grapes on for optimum ripening.

Vinification: The grapes were harvested at 23°B and underwent three days of cold maceration. The wine was then fermented for ten days at 20 - 25°C with selected dry yeast. After fermented dry, the wine was racked from the skins and malolactic fermentation finished in the stainless steel tanks.