The Foundry Roussanne 2022

VITICULTURE

Sourced from two of the few Roussanne vineyards in

South Africa, 40% from our vineyards on the home farm

and 60% from our neighbour, this is planted in the

Voor Paardeberg on well-weathered Perdeberg

decompsed Granite soils. Trellised and spur pruned,

this vineyard produced 4.2 tons per hectare in 2022.

VINIFICATION

Hand harvested, chilled overnight and whole-bunch

pressed to avoid phenolics typical of this variety.

Juice with a high solids content fermented in seasoned

300-litre Allier hogsheads and about 25% fermented in

terracotta clay amphora, with partial malolactic

fermentation. Maturation and batonnage sur-lie for 10

months before bottling.

TASTING NOTES

The Foundry Roussanne 2022 shows vivid fruit

concentration and intensity from this cooler vintage.

The wine shows intense white pear, floral and lifted

mineral and savoury aromas. The palate displays bright,

fresh acidity on entry, followed by white peach, lemon

curd and bread dough and a very fine crystalline

minerality and rounded fleshiness. Typical varietal

texture rounds out the palate before persistent length

and clean finish.

Alcohol by vol 13.36 vol %

Total acid 5.4 g/l

pH 3.46

RS 3.7 g/l

P.O. Box 12423, Die Boord, Stellenbosch, 7613, South Africa