HermanuspietersfonteinCase of Skoonma 2014 (6 Bottles, R128.17 per Bottle)

About

Was it not for these woolly little creatures we wouldn’t have a story to tell … the story of Hermanuspietersfontein, however, is fact not fable. Overberg farmers of the early 1800’s preferred their children to be schooled in Dutch, forerunner of Afrikaans. They paid farm teacher Hermanus Pieters in sheep, which grazed at a spring under the Milkwood trees near the sea. In 1855, long after his passing, the village was founded in his honour, only for the postmaster in 1902 to shorten the name to Hermanus.

150 years later we relived the past by naming our cellar brand Hermanuspietersfontein and decided a sheep should tell our modern day tales. In memory of Hermanus Pieters and the passion of the people of the 1800’s we committed our wine names and labels to be exclusively Afrikaans.

The Skoonma is a variety of Shiraz, Mourvedre, Grenache and Viognier

Product Features

• Vintage: 2014
• Vaietals: Shiraz, Mourvedre, Grenache and Viognier
• Technical Analysis:
• Alcohol: +-14.0%vol
• Appearance: Brick red to deep purple
• Aroma: Spice, violets, black olive, dark chocolate, purple fruit
• Palate: Generous mouthfeel, smooth tannins, delicate persistence

Vineyard

• Altitude 210-289m
• Soil :Sandy loan on clay; weathered sandstone with high organic content
• Yield 6.5 tons per hectare (45hl/ha)
• Vinification 
• Maceration: 3-4 days cold maceration before fermentation; 1-4 weeks extended maceration after fermentation; ±3 punch-downs per day
• Fermentation temp 24-26°C
• Malolactic fermentation: In foudre

Maturation

• Maturation: Shiraz and Viognier fermented together; last part of fermentation completed in foudre; Mourvedre and Grenache integrated into blend after fermentation; further 24 months maturation in French oak foudre
• In bottle pre-release: 6-9 months
• Ageing potential: 6-8 years and longer