FIELD BLEND 2023
Awards
Platter’s Wine Guide 2025:
4.5 Stars “Juicy stonefruit vibrancy, taut, tangy acid balancing the richness.”
Summary
Wine of Origin: Franschhoek
Varietal(s): 60% Chenin Blanc, 30% Grenache Blanc, 10% Roussanne
Style: Dry
Alc: 12.5%
Tasting notes
Pineapple, honey and marmalade.
Winemaking
Traditional field blend, all varieties picked from the same block on the same morning.
100% whole bunch press. Natural fermentation in 500L barrels.
Production
1800 bottles
Maturation
Time in oak: 9 months
New oak: 0% (4th fill barrels)
Vineyard Details
Block size: 1ha
Yield: 8 tonnes per ha
Block profile: Grown as one block on the banks of the Franschhoek River. Sandy alluvial soils.
Vines planted: 2015
Irrigation: No
Grown by: Stanley T.
Platter’s Wine Guide 2025:
4.5 Stars “Juicy stonefruit vibrancy, taut, tangy acid balancing the richness.”
Summary
Wine of Origin: Franschhoek
Varietal(s): 60% Chenin Blanc, 30% Grenache Blanc, 10% Roussanne
Style: Dry
Alc: 12.5%
Tasting notes
Pineapple, honey and marmalade.
Winemaking
Traditional field blend, all varieties picked from the same block on the same morning.
100% whole bunch press. Natural fermentation in 500L barrels.
Production
1800 bottles
Maturation
Time in oak: 9 months
New oak: 0% (4th fill barrels)
Vineyard Details
Block size: 1ha
Yield: 8 tonnes per ha
Block profile: Grown as one block on the banks of the Franschhoek River. Sandy alluvial soils.
Vines planted: 2015
Irrigation: No
Grown by: Stanley T.