Mother Rock Paying the School Fees
PAYING THE SCHOOL FEES IS A WHITE BLEND FROM SWARTLAND, SOUTH AFRICA, MADE FROM SEVERAL GRAPE VARIETIES. THE 2024 SEASON BEGAN WITH A WET WINTER, FOLLOWED BY A VERY DRY SUMMER, PRODUCING LOW YIELDS OF CONCENTRATED, HIGH-QUALITY FRUIT. THE TEAM HAND-PICKED, CHILLED, AND SORTED THE GRAPES BEFORE GENTLY PRESSING THEM WITHOUT SKIN CONTACT. NATURAL WILD YEASTS FERMENTED THE JUICE WITH MINIMAL INTERVENTION TO PRESERVE ITS PURITY AND CHARACTER.
THIS WINE AGED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD IN NEUTRAL OAK BARRELS AND LARGE FOUDRES, THEN BLENDED AND FURTHER MATURED THE WINE BEFORE BOTTLING. THEY BOTTLED IT WITHOUT FINING OR FILTRATION AND ADDED ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF SULPHUR, CREATING A LAYERED, TEXTURED WHITE WINE WITH BRIGHT FRESHNESS, SUBTLE RICHNESS, AND A BALANCED, COMPLEX CHARACTER.