Thorne & Daughters Wanderers Heart 2023
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TASTING NOTES
In the middle of 2016 we commissioned a writer friend to compose a series of short children’s stories, and we used these stories as the inspiration for the names for our red wines. The wild, mediterranean landscape of the Cape is the inspiration for this wine. A handful of grape varieties at home in this landscape draw their particular character from the predominantly shale soils that these vineyards are grown on. Each brings its own voice to the wine and we are searching for a wine that is harmonious, layered and generous.
The 2023 Wanderer’s Heart is our signature red and we feel it is a natural expression of the climate, soils and culture of the Cape, where a potpourri of cultural influences have created the space in which these wines are grown and nurtured. The wine is focused, with rosewater, rhubarb coulis, and Agen prunes on the nose. The tannins are fine -grained and integrated into a rich palate of black olive, dark red fruits and toasted wood spice.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
| Varietals |
45% Grenache Noir, 36% Syrah, 11% Carignan, 8% Mourvèdre |
| Alcohol | 13.39% |
| Residual Sugar | 1.9 g/L |
| pH | 3.45 |
| Total Acidity | 5.4 g/L |