Sakkie Mouton, The Grape Cavalier 2023 Los Altos de Jalisco Bright red with an orange

Bright red with an orange tinge

Added complexity from white spice

carried by a freshness and tartness

the class and reserve of cabernet

There’s a fascinating salty

Sakkie Mouton, The Grape Cavalier 2023 Los Altos de Jalisco Bright red with an orangeFull bottle 1,364 g. 60% Colombard from a vineyard planted in 1985 and 40% Palomino from a vineyard planted in 1962 both vineyards 25 km from the Atlantic Ocean, both on sandy silt. Grapes were picked early in the morning, then cooled for 24 hours. Destemmed, pressed in an old basket press where they were also foot pressed. Spontaneous fermentation in an old 500 litre barrel. Fermentation lasted for about three weeks with a cooling jacket fixed to the