Our Heavenly Chaos owes its name to the fact that it is not a ‘designed’ blend but is opportunistic in the sense that we blend the Merlot, on which it is based, with whatever is left in the barrels after bottling our other wines and as such has a different composition every year (hence the ‘chaos’). It is ‘heavenly’ because it always results in a very smooth and quaffable and yet serious wine. The 2021 vintage consists of Merlot (46%), Shiraz (45%) and Cabernet Franc (9%). This Heavenly Chaos is a somewhat lighter and yet elegant red wine and as such a perfect summer or lunch red wine, which can be enjoyed at a slightly cooler temperature (at around 15-16 degrees Celsius). It can be enjoyed now or within the next 5 to 6 years.

The grapes were handpicked early in the morning and then cooled down to 14 degree C overnight. Wild-yeast fermented in fermentation tanks, with manual punching various times a day and then very gentle pressing. Malolactic fermentation in 500 and 225 litre older French oak barrels for 10 months. Blending 14 days before bottling. Only light filtering, sediment may occur.

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