Bosman ‘Fides’ Grenache Blanc 2012

Bosman ‘Fides’ Grenache Blanc 2018

Winemaking

Natural fermentation lasted 3 weeks on the grape skins with daily punch downs and pump-overs. The wine was then gently pressed, aged in 25% new Russian oak for 8 months prior to bottling. The 2020 vintage did not go through any spontaneous malolactic fermentation, allowing the wine to maintain its natural vibrant acidity and freshness.

Tasting Notes

The wines was aged in 25% new Russian oak for 8 months prior to bottling. A light amber gold in colour. Complex dried, waxy orange peel, almond skins and hard-crack caramel, with secondary fruit characters, brushed with herbaceous fynbos. Instead of simply tasting fruit or flowers, this wine tastes of bruised apple, pot pourri and candied peel. It has a savoury finish, with feel of tannins. The phenolics will be noticeable as a slightly grippy sensation on the tongue. Can also be served slightly less chilled than a conventional white, to allow the oak flavours a chance to express themselves.

Analysis

Alcohol: 13.5 %
Residual Sugar: 2.1 g/l
Total Acidity: 5.6 g/l
pH: 3.44
Wine of Origin: Wellington

Special Notes

“Winemaking can become a seamless process where the aim is to eliminate any room for error,” says Cellar master Corlea Fourie. “But then we stagnate, producing the same old, same old. So we are constantly trying something new here, using new practices and looking at ancient traditions and seeing how we can make something from that combination that is really good.
And that’s where Fides comes in.
The Bosman orange wine, Fides, is made from a single vineyard of Grenache Blanc which is naturally fermented. Bush vines planted in 2011 on decomposed granite soils on a vineyard named Kleinplasie.
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.