A subtle and delicate integration of 5 cultivars. This Cape Blend is Hugo’s interpretation and expression of a cooler-climate expression, utilising exclusively Free-Run components in this blend.
Where-as the Les Grandes Horisontales 2020 is a collection of expressions from the Lightly-Pressed components of the same grapes, this Cape Blend 2020 showcases the opposite end of the spectrum.
1744 bottles produced.
Blend components:
Analyses:
Separate picking components undergo an extended temperature-controlled fermentation and maceration in open-topped 500L vats. Free-Run components, collected through the basket press, were individually matured in aged French oak barrels for 26 months before being selectively combined.