Scions of Sinai "Krummelklip" Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2024

100% Cabernet Sauvignon – Fewer Than 100 Cases Produced

From the Importer: After 7 vintages of crafting beautiful Single Vineyard wines, winemaker Bernhard Bredell was inspired to add a new wine to the stable. This uniquely situated and terroir-expressive Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard (3.5 km from the cold Atlantic Ocean) shows incredible tannin development, red fruit definition, and dusty texture. Bernhard believes this is due to the decomposed granite light topsoil and uniquely scattered iron ferricrete rock fragments throughout, resembling 'rock crumbs' or 'Krummelklip' in Afrikaans.

Tasting Notes

On the nose are notes of blackberry, cassis, cedar, and a subtle leafiness. The palate is full-bodied with super fine-grained tannins, high acidity, and notes of black fruits, tobacco, and even a hint of clay-like minerality. Seriously, this is a world-class Cab that deserves to be in the hands of all wine lovers.

How It's Made

Krummelklip undergoes a long, slow fermentation in an open-top fermenter. Mostly de-stemmed whole berries, with a 15% whole-cluster portion. Fermentation is approached as an 'infusion' process rather than extraction. Light pigeage with occasional pumpovers on a healthy cap. Basket pressed with low yields. As with all Scions of Sinai wines, 100% malolactic conversion is completed during elevage. Aged in neutral 225L barrels, on its fine lees, for 11 months.