P A S D E N O M THE The PAS DE NOM CREATIVE BATCH is an atypical character that was born during unconventional times. A C R E A T I V E B A T C H blend of , Roussanne, Verdelho, , 2 0 2 0 Viognier and Clairette Blanche, entirely fermented on the skins in concrete. Once fermentation was complete, skins were pressed and the wine was sent back to mature on THOUGHTS its gross fermentation lees for 8 months prior to being bottled. THE WINE

Our tasting notes are usually written by a sun-kissed If you are not used to drinking skin-fermentTehde wPhAitSe DE winemaker that just finished another perfect , , expect the unexpected! Apart from itcsh aurnaiqcuteer t worried about nothing but the weather. The 2020 amber hue, the Creative Batch also sports atnim aerso.m aA b harvest, however, was unlike any other , and in profile that might make you think twice about what’s in Verdelho, still trying to process everything that happened, this the glass! At first the senses are met by confident aromas Blanche, e written piece will take on a different tone. of citrus and clove, relieved by layers of ginger and concrete. O lemongrass, and once given the opportunity to breathe, a It all started on Monday 23 March, when President Cyril savory complexity that awes. On the palate thew Cerreea tpivreess Ramaphosa announced that South Africa would enter a Batch possesses a certain amount of kinetic enmeargtuy.r eIt ’son nationwide lockdown for 21-days with effect from wonderful salinity is intensified by a concentmraotinotnh so fprio midnight on Thursday 26 March. The President’s citrus zest, and hints of beeswax play well with the skin- announcement came as the number of confirmed cases born tannic grip and tangy finish. If you are of COVID-19 in South Africa increased six-fold in just eight days. For a brief period in time we were not able to The 2020 vintage will forever be remembeirtesd uansi qaue continue to harvest, handle, produce, transport and/or measurement of our willingness to adapt as swpeollr tass a an ar ship wine. Whilst what this meant for the South African measurement of our strength as a team – a colltewctiicvee asebtout wine industry during lockdown was still unclear, of hands working towards the same goal. Witahr ea bmoevet -by widespread panic struck. mentioned varieties sourced from parcels all reovlieerv ethde by greater Western Cape, the 2020 Creative Batch became You see, whilst our "IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, BREAK once given an all-encompassing package containing the cwoomrkpsl eoxfity GLASS" protocols aimed at climate-induced fungal many growers from all corners of our industry. Hence the Batch poss diseases gathered dust, it ended up being our human closure reading “#SAVESAWINE”, a campaign created in energy. It’s health and wellbeing under threat this vintage, and that support and aid of the livelihoods dependent on our concentrati we did not see coming. So, for once, let’s forget about industry. the weather. This wine is about much more than that. I play well w believe that we too often fail to include the human finish. element in our great conversations around . If it wasn't for human intervention there would be no wine, The 2020 vi and our biggest challenge this year was to get the fruit measureme to a cellar at optimal ripeness after months of blood, as a measu sweat and tears in the . It might seem simple collective se enough, but with workforces stripped and cellar space goal. With slim to none, I quickly started feeling the vintage slip from parce through my wine-stained fingertips. Then it hit me: I the 2020 have always been most creative with my back against encompass the wall. And just like that, I took an unexpected turn many grow into a different direction, and the Creative Batch was born - an energetic wine with vibrant citrus and a light Hence the chew from the -skin tannins. campaign livelihoods industry. ALC TA pH VA RS

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