Lötter 2024

The wine is made from the second-oldest red wine vineyard in the country. The vineyard was planted in 1932 by Koos Lötter on his farm located in Franschhoek. These old bush vines are dryland farmed and produce exceptional fruit. The soils are decomposed granite with underlying sandstone, which gives this wine its elegance and finesse. The grapes were 100% whole bunch. This vineyard in 2024 only gave us 0,8 tons/Ha due to a swarm of weevils that attacked the vineyard after Christmas. All grapes were left to ferment naturally, with one punch down performed daily. The wines underwent malolactic fermentation in 3rd-fill 600L French oak. The wine was racked once after MLF and stayed in the oak for 10 months. No enzymes or commercial yeast were used in making the wines.