Swartland Red Wine 'Elpidios', David & Nadia Sadie

The blend consists of Carignan (39%), Syrah (31%), Pinotage (16%), Cinsault (9%) and Grenache (5%). Made in similar fashion than to their main Grenache in terms of long, gentle extraction, the use of 50% on average whole bunches, pressed off and matured partially in bigger format vertical foudre and old 500 L neutral French oak barrels. Matured for a year before bottling and then matured in bottle for 18 months before release.