Esibusisweni Straw Wine 2009 is a sweet dessert wine organically grown, handpicked & barrel aged on the Ezibusisweni bio-dynamic vineyard on the the Spier Estate Stellenbosch by bio-dynamic Farmer & Wine maker Angus Mcintosh & his incredible team. It's truely a 'Place of Blessings' an an example of what's possible in modern-day farming.
Ezibusisweni Straw Wine
2009, Stellenbosch
Orange, Sweet
Grape varieties:
Chenin Blanc
Organic, Biodynamic or Equivalent
Hand-harvested
Indigenous yeast fermentation
No Fining
No Filtering
No added Sulphites
30Total sulphites (mg/L)
Suitable for Vegetarians
Suitable for Vegans
note:
Grapes were dried on straw for 4 weeks until the Brix reached 47.5. Harvest was at 22.5.
They were then crushed, left overnight and then pressed and the juice directly into 225 litre barrels for 3 years.
