Craven Cinsaut 2021
£20.96

Craven

Craven Cinsaut 2021

Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch 
Grape: Cinsaut
Colour: Red
Bottle Size: 75cl 
Alcohol: 12%
Vintage: 2021

Mick Craven has been a friend of Uncharted for some time and we are delighted to sell his wines in the UK. Mick and his wife Jeanine started Craven Wines in 2014, sourcing fruit from single vineyard sites in and around Stellenbosch and making “site-specific, honest wines”. Originally from Australia Mick met Jeanine whilst working in Sonoma, California, before both moving to South Africa in 2011. 

Stellenbosch has an array of different sites and terroirs allowing Mick to “let the grapes do the talking…” The Cravens are working increasingly with farmers who are understanding the importance of cover crops and removing chemical treatments.

In terms of winemaking approach things are kept relatively simple; no cultured yeasts, enzymes or fining agents are added. Juice is pressed into old oak barrels and minimal additions of sulphur are used at bottling. 

The Cinsaut comes from the Rustenhof Farm in Faure. Vines are dry-farmed bush vines and planted on granite and sand.  Grapes are fully destemmed before fermentation to preserve acidity and the wine is matured in 500l neutral oak barrels.

 

PRODUCER NOTES

Mick Craven has been a friend of Uncharted for some time and we are delighted to sell his wines in the UK. Mick and his wife Jeanine started Craven Wines in 2014, sourcing fruit from single vineyard sites in and around Stellenbosch and making “site-specific, honest wines”. Originally from Australia Mick met Jeanine whilst working in Sonoma, California, before both moving to South Africa in 2011. 

FARMING & WINEMAKING NOTES

Stellenbosch has an array of different sites and terroirs allowing Mick to “let the grapes do the talking…” The Cravens are working increasingly with farmers who are understanding the importance of cover crops and removing chemical treatments.

In terms of winemaking approach things are kept relatively simple; no cultured yeasts, enzymes or fining agents are added. Juice is pressed into old oak barrels and minimal additions of sulphur are used at bottling. 

The Cinsaut comes from the Rustenhof Farm in Faure. Vines are dry-farmed bush vines and planted on granite and sand.  Grapes are fully destemmed before fermentation to preserve acidity and the wine is matured in 500l neutral oak barrels.