2018 Epileptic Inspiration

The label: Designing labels never came easy to Pieter, until at 30 he started to suffer from epilepsy with “the result: I think I had a breakthrough in design, inspiration of Epileptic proportions… the drawing and designing of my labels came as a direct result of my epilepsy. And here’s the strange part which I cannot prove – I believe that something in my brain changed due to the epilepsy as before I had no skill or desire to draw, paint. Now I still don’t have the skill, but at least I like my labels! 100% Semillon from Elgin. Three different vineyard sites, vinified separately. Aged for a year and a half to gain complexity, lose fruit, become more linear and develop more of a core. One third made in clay amphora. Another third in old french oak. The last third from a different vineyard - particularly rugged terrain that makes sensational fruit ("tastes completely different to anything I have in cellar") also aged in old french oak. Why Semillon? "Semillon is a fantastic grape, but the moment you put it on the label people are afraid to buy it. People don't know what they're drinking with my wines - they're willing to experiment. This wine is all about texture and is utterly sublime, incredibly silky and layered thanks to some clever blending and skilled élevage. The wine aromatically has a light savoury smokiness allied with bright citrus zest and waxy notes and delicate white peach flavours and a mineral salinity on the palate. The bright refreshing acidity is completely integrated with the fruit making it very well balanced and even set on the palate. Superb.