£25.49
Craven Grenache 2024
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grape: Grenache
Colour: Red
Bottle Size: 75cl
Bottle Weight: 1405g
Alcohol: 12.5%
Vintage: 2024
- PRODUCER NOTES
- FARMING & WINEMAKING NOTES
Mick and Jeanine Craven have been friends of Uncharted for some time and we are delighted to sell his wines in the UK. They 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.
All fruit sourced now comes only from vineyards whose farmers are dedicated to working their land organically. Stellenbosch has an array of different sites and terroirs allowing Mick to “let the grapes do the talking…” Increasingly they work with farmers who understand the importance of cover crops and removing chemical treatments.
The winemaking approach keeps things relatively simple; no cultured yeasts, enzymes or fining agents are added. Bottling is with minimal sulphur additions.
This is the first release of Craven's Grenache. Since being planted in 2016, Mick and Jeanine have been nurturing these bushvines and, in their own words, watching them 'develop into something rather special.' The grapes are destemmed and fermented in stainless steel. After pressing the wine was aged in concrete tanks for 8 months.
PRODUCER NOTES
Mick and Jeanine Craven have been friends of Uncharted for some time and we are delighted to sell his wines in the UK. They 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.
All fruit sourced now comes only from vineyards whose farmers are dedicated to working their land organically. Stellenbosch has an array of different sites and terroirs allowing Mick to “let the grapes do the talking…” Increasingly they work with farmers who understand the importance of cover crops and removing chemical treatments.
The winemaking approach keeps things relatively simple; no cultured yeasts, enzymes or fining agents are added. Bottling is with minimal sulphur additions.
FARMING & WINEMAKING NOTES
This is the first release of Craven's Grenache. Since being planted in 2016, Mick and Jeanine have been nurturing these bushvines and, in their own words, watching them 'develop into something rather special.' The grapes are destemmed and fermented in stainless steel. After pressing the wine was aged in concrete tanks for 8 months.