Force Celeste Cinsault
THIS 100% CINSAULT FROM SWARTLAND, SOUTH AFRICA, COMES FROM A SEASON THAT STARTED WITH A WET WINTER FOR STRONG VINE GROWTH AND ENDED WITH A HOT, DRY SUMMER THAT PRODUCED SUN-RIPENED GRAPES REQUIRING CAREFUL HAND SELECTION. HAND-PICKED, CHILLED, AND CAREFULLY SORTED, THE GRAPES FERMENTED WHOLE-CLUSTER WITH THEIR STEMS USING NATURAL WILD YEASTS AND MINIMAL INTERVENTION. GENTLE EXTRACTION AND A SHORT POST-FERMENTATION SKIN CONTACT BUILT TEXTURE WHILE PRESERVING PURITY.
OUR WINE MATURED FOR 8 MONTHS IN A COMBINATION OF CONCRETE TANKS AND LARGE OAK FOUDRES BEFORE BOTTLING UNFILTERED AND UNFINED. THE RESULT IS A FRESH, VIBRANT RED WITH BRIGHT FRUIT, A SOFT STRUCTURE, AND A PURE, EXPRESSIVE CHARACTER THAT REFLECTS THE VINEYARD.