As with the 2022 wine, reasonably good yields meant that we had some old vineyard wine
available to bolster the young vine fruit that this wine was created for. The wine is more
subtle and more mellow in personality that previous vintages. It shows some yellow fruit
and sweet herbs on the nose, quite pretty but not loud. The palate is savoury for a
Chenin. It seems like a slow-moving deep-water swell of flavour that builds and falls in
its own time. This wine will be a great companion at the dinner table.
Vineyards
This vintage contains parcels from the Swartland close to Malmesbury, Piekenierskloof,
the Bottelary and the Polkadraai as well as some older vine parcels from the Paardeberg
and Tygerberg.
Technical Details
Alc: 13.21% RS: 1.6g/l TA: 5.45g/l pH: 3.40
Wine of Origin: Western Cape
Varieties: Chenin blanc
Bottling date: May 2024
Production: 32603 bottles and 60 magnums
Recommended retail Price: R320.00
Hereafter Here 2023
Hereafter Here is a young vineyard wine. The great thing about planting young vines is
that you can choose the site and the material purely for the sake of quality wine. Some of
our favourite growers have already planted new vines, as will we on our own farm in the
coming years. I find the idea of planting for the future very exciting! Our kids will have
nice mature vines to work with. This is also a great space for us to nurture younger
parcels that are very good but still too young for Cartology.
Winemaking and Maturation
The grapes were picked early in the morning, sorting in the vineyard, and whole bunch
pressed. The juice was very lightly settled (we like very cloudy raw juice) with no
additions to the raw juice, wild fermentation in took place in old barrels of various sizes.
Fermentation lasted for about two months. The wine was kept on lees for around 12
months, then rested in tank on fine lees without fining for a further six months prior to
bottling. Very simple, careful winemaking.
Vintage Notes
The Name: Hereafter Here sIt obviously sounds a bit like year after year, denoting the
passage of time. Hopefully it raises feelings of the nostalgia of future generations, of
legacy and hope.