Force Celeste Semillon 2021

All the grapes come from the Waterval Vineyard in the Siebritskloof Valley coming off the Paardeberg Mountain. The bush vines were planted in 1997 on decomposed granite and dry farmed since its initial planting. Diurnal swings here can be about 30 degrees F, which really helps retain acidity and develop aroma precursors.The grapes were hand-harvested into small lug-boxes, limiting the damage to the grape in larger bins.The grapes were picked early in the morning, whole-bunch pressed, and the majority of it was fermented in stainless steel at cooler temperature (57°F) with a small amount fermented older 300L barrels. 20% of the entire lot was fermented on its skins. After seven months of aging on the lees, both lots were blended and bottled without fining, filtration or a sulfur dioxide addition.