Hereafter Here is a young vineyard wine. The great thing about planting young vines is that you can choose the site and the material purely for the sake of quality wine. Some of our favourite growers have already planted new vines, as will we on our own farm in the coming years. I find the idea of planting for the future very exciting! Our kids will have nice mature vines to work with. This is also a great space for us to nurture younger parcels that are very good but still too young for Cartology.

The Name: Hereafter Here sIt obviously sounds a bit like year after year, denoting the passage of time. Hopefully it raises feelings of the nostalgia of future generations, of legacy and hope.

This vintage contains parcels from the Swartland close to Malmesbury, Piekenierskloof, the Bottelary and the Polkadraai as well as some older vine parcels from the Paardeberg and Tygerberg

The grapes were picked early in the morning, sorting in the vineyard, and whole bunch pressed. The juice was very lightly settled (we like very cloudy raw juice) with no additions to the raw juice, wild fermentation in took place in old barrels of various sizes. Fermentation lasted for about two months. The wine was kept on lees for around 12 months, then rested in tank on fine lees without fining for a further six months prior to bottling. Very simple, careful winemaking.

Tasting Notes: The nose is charming, with soft pollen and pear, curry leaf and just a touch of beeswax. The palate is silky and bright, carrying savoury herbs and dried laurel through to a poised finish. Whole bunch pressed and wild-fermented in old barrels over roughly two months, matured for 12 months on lees, then a further six months on fine lees in tank, unfined. 13% alcohol. 

Food Pairing: Its savoury, herbal edge and gentle texture make it a natural with grilled linefish and herb butter, roast chicken with thyme, or a mild Thai green curry. It also works well with a fresh chèvre salad.

ANALYSIS: ALC 13.0% | TA 5.71g/L | pH 3.4 | RS 2.2g/L