Wines of Brocha, One Man Band Red

Cool climate peppery spice, grippy tannins, with layers of bramble and black cherry fruit.

A red blend that reflects the ripe Syrah from Brocha vineyards lower down in the Elgin Valley, and Petit Verdot & Nebbiolo from higher up overlooking the Atlantic. Really something quite special. Brocha Vineyards is home to the 10 hectares of vines that produce One Man Band and Solace, plus a 15ha conservation area of fynbos (fine bush scrub), and 5ha given over to pasture for a small herd of Nguni cattle. Brocha is a biodynamic grower, and altough not accredited yet, they also grow organically.

Hand harvested, destemmed but not crushed. Once wild fermentation had started the skin cap was softly punched down twice a day a day to achieve desired extraction. Once pressed off, the wines undergo spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel where they were aged for 16 to 18 months, in 500L French oak barrels, of which 20 to 25% is new oak.