Bosman ‘Fides’ Grenache Blanc 2018

Bosman ‘Fides’ Grenache Blanc 2018

Winemaking

Natural fermentation lasted 3 weeks with daily punch downs and pump-overs. The wine was then gently pressed, aged in older Russian oak for 6 months and in the bottle for another 6 months before being released.

Tasting Notes

A light amber gold. Complex dried, waxy orange peel, marzipan with secondary fruit characters. Instead of simply tasting fruit or flowers, this wine tastes of bruised apple, pot pourri and candied peel. It has a savoury finish which marries well with complex food flavours such as dim sum, sticky pork or even slow roasted lamb and can be served slightly less chilled than a conventional white, to allow the oak flavours a chance to express themselves.

Analysis

Alcohol: 13.0 %
Residual Sugar: 2.7 g/l
Total Acidity: 6.2 g/l
pH: 3.25
Wine of Origin: Wellington

Special Notes

Although a rarity today, orange wines have been made for 6 000 years, originating in Georgia and Northern Italy. Yet the process is still the same: white grapes are fermented on their skins giving the wine a golden/orange colour and a complex texture, tannin and flavour. Cellar master Corlea Fourie describes these wines as showing “the next level in fruit maturation”.

The Bosman orange wine, Fides, is made from a single vineyard of Grenache Blanc which is naturally fermented. The name Fides is taken from the Bosman family motto: ‘Fides, Spes et Amor’ meaning Faith, Hope and Love. Fides reminds us of the trust necessary between people and nature to craft something truly remarkable.