2023 Wolf and Women "Old Vines" Pinotage, Paardeberg, South AfricaABOUT THE WINE This Pinotage comes from dry farmed bush vines planted in the 1970s on decomposed granite slopes of the Paardeberg, an area known for producing wines of finesse and restraint. Yields are naturally low, concentrating fruit expression while preserving vibrancy. The 2023 vintage benefited from a mild growing season, allowing for gradual ripening and excellent phenolic balance. Fermented with a portion of whole clusters and indigenous

benefit from wide diurnal shifts and calcareous soils

with malolactic fermentation completing by May or June

Grapes are 90% destemmed

Contrary to popular belief and

Talley Chardonnay tends to express a unique combination of fruit flavors that make it quite approachable and bright

The farm has 12 hectares of Monastrell variety goblet vineyards

skillfully working with each lot to bring forth the truest expression of a given vineyard site

The Heucq family began bottling its own champagne as early as 1936

handpicked at night

bottled in June 2020

Second Classified Growth in 1855

charismatic vigneron with a fresh perspective on his native Cahors