Painted Wolf <br>Pictus VIII <br>2018
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Painted Wolf
Pictus VIII
2018

R2,160.00

R360.00 per bottle
W.O Costal Region

18 in stock

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An elegant, rich wine with a broad mouthfeel and a fresh finish. A focused melange of stone fruit, citrus, mineral and spice.

Additional information

Weight 1.25 kg
Dimensions 7 × 7 × 26 cm

Tasting Notes

An elegant, rich wine with a broad mouthfeel and a fresh finish. A focused melange of stone fruit, citrus, mineral and spice.

Winemaking

2017 was a dry vintage. We are usually able to buy Roussanne and Viognier grapes, but not in 2017. We were thrilled to be able to buy the Grenache Blanc component. The Chenin Blanc and Viognier grapes were hand-picked into small baskets and wholebunch pressed before being barrel-fermented with wild yeast in 500-litre barrels of various ages and left on the lees for nine months.
Total production 7,000 bottles.

Wine Information

Pictus is named after the scientific name for an African wild dog, Lycaon Pictus, meaning Wolf in Greek and Painted in Latin. Pictus is made with meticulous care and blended from our favourite wines of the vintage. Each vintage is labelled with a different piece of artwork. The artwork for Pictus VI is a watercolour by our dear friend and coconspirator in all things design and art, Lori Bentley.

The Vineyard

Created from Grenache Blanc produced by the Foundry in Stellenbosch blended with old vine Chenin Blanc grapes grown on two sites in the Agter Paarl and Viognier from Kasteelsig Vineyard, both of which were vinified by our wine maker Jeremy Borg. Jeremy then put together this blend.

Cultivar

Grenache Blanc 43% | Chenin Blanc 37% | Viognier 20%

Ageing Potential

Pictus VI will mature in bottle for 4 – 6 years from vintage.

Award

Platter’s Wine Guide 2020: 4 stars
Six Nations Wine Challenge 2019: Double Gold
Tim Atkin South Africa Report 2019: 92 points
Veritas Awards 2018: Silver

Analysis

Alc: 13.17% | R.S: 3.8 g/l | T.A: 6.1 g/l | pH: 3.35

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