Hemelrand Vine Garden 2020

Name: Alheit Vineyards - Hemelrand Vine Garden - 2020
Brand: Valade & Transandine
Price: 303.0 HKD
Availability: OutOfStock

Alheit Vineyards

$1,790.00

An extraordinary white wine, made using the most natural extraction of the fruit.

South Africa

Vin White

13.9%

Viticulture

5-10 years

42% Roussanne, 22% Chardonnay, 16% Chenin, 16% Verdelho, 4% Muscat

750ml
Box of 6 bottles (75cl)

White

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The Hemelrand Vineyard is a unique vineyard that embodies a true country blend of varieties that includes Chardonnay, Roussanne, Verdelho, Chenin Blanc, Viognier and Muscat Blanc. The philosophy of this cuvée is to bottle all the grape varieties from the vineyard without controlling the proportions, which change each year depending on the conditions of the vintage. Each grape variety is picked separately by hand and sorted in the vineyard. Fermentation takes place spontaneously in old barrels of different sizes, thanks to native yeasts , where the wine will remain for 12 months. It will then be transferred to stainless steel vats and will rest for 6 months on fine lees . The wine is not filtered. It is a truly artisanal and very complex wine that presents itself before us. We detect intense notes of vine peach , apricot , ripe pear , cooked apple , orange peel , lemon , white flowers , fresh herbs and some exotic nuances. The palate is fresh and of great aromatic richness enhanced by a fine acidity. The finish is salivating and gives way to a beautiful persistence with mineral nuances.

Where are we traveling?

Cape South Coast The Cape South Coast is a recently designated South African wine region which is part of the Western Cape. It is located to the east of the Coastal region where most of South African wine production takes place. Due to its proximity to the ocean, cool climate grape varieties such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc are much more successful here than in most other parts of the country. Sparkling wine production is also experiencing some growth. Six wine-growing areas are located within its territory: Cape Agulhas, Elgin (considered the coolest part of South Africa), Overberg, Plettenberg Bay, Swellendam and Walker Bay. The sub-regions: Hemel-en-Aarde Hemel-en-Aarde (meaning "heaven and earth" in the Afrikaans language) is a wine region in Walker Bay in the Cape South Coast about 80 kilometers southeast of Cape Town. The proximity to the coast means that the region enjoys a distinctly maritime climate. Elegant, cool-climate wines made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with a degree of Burgundian style are a particular specialty of the region, which has significantly increased its international reputation in recent years. The Antarctic Benguela Current from the Atlantic Ocean brings cooling breezes to the region. This oceanic influence means that average summer temperatures in Hemel-en-Aarde are significantly cooler than in areas further inland, such as Stellenbosch and Paarl. The clouds are surrounded by the surrounding mountains, trapping cool air and humidity in the narrow valley of Hemel-en-Aarde.

The little history of the country

South Africa

The first vines were planted in South Africa by Dutch settlers in the 1650s, although wine production did not really begin to take off until the arrival of French Protestants, in the 1680s, with their skills and their knowledge of viticulture. Stellenbosch is also a historic wine region, with the first vineyards being planted there in the 1690s. Today South Africa is one of the most important wine producing countries in the southern hemisphere. With over 300 years of winemaking history, it is often described as a bridge between the Old and New Worlds. The majority of wines are produced using New World winemaking techniques, but they often have more in common stylistically with their Old World counterparts. Since the end of apartheid, South African wine has received international attention and acclaim for its wide variety of styles. South Africa's wine industry is spread across the lush and rugged landscape of the Western Cape. Here, the abundance of mountains, valleys and plateaus allows winemakers to produce a wide variety of styles. Vineyards can also be found in the Orange River region of the Northern Cape, where the flat, arid landscape is dominated by the Kalahari Desert. Most of South Africa's wine regions have a Mediterranean climate, strongly influenced by the meeting of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The country's signature grape variety is Pinotage, an indigenous cross of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut that is rarely found in quantity in other wine-producing countries. Shiraz (Syrah) is also widely planted, as are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (often combined in a Bordeaux blend). South African Chardonnay, Chenin and Sauvignon Blanc have become popular internationally in recent years.