Thorne Daughters Rocking Horse Cape White Blend
A deep gold white wine with complex aromas of stone fruit, ginger, and a honeyed texture
Thorne & Daughters `Rocking Horse` Cape White Blend from Western Cape, South Africa, is a deep gold still white wine, dry and complex. This exquisite blend of Roussanne, Semillon Blanc, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, and Clairette Blanche is whole bunch pressed and fermented with indigenous yeasts in old French oak barrels, undergoing malolactic fermentation and spending ten months on fine lees. It offers a layered bouquet of yellow plum, kumquat, bay leaf, kiwi fruit, ginger, apple skin, and delicate yellow flowers. The palate is tight and rounded, revealing a honeyed texture and a long, saline finish. A versatile companion, it pairs beautifully with poultry or rich fish dishes.
75.0CL , 13.0% ABV , Vintage: 2022
Vinification
The grapes were whole bunch pressed in an old Vaslin press, which ensures an oxidative pressing and yields a very clear juice. The juice was left to settle overnight then racked off the heavy solids and transferred to old French oak barrels ranging in size from 225 litres to 600 litres. Fermentation occurred naturally in barrel and the wines were then allowed to undergo spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Sulphur dioxide was first added in August following the vintage when the wines had had time to settle. The Rocking Horse spent approximately 10 months on its fine lees after fermentation, prior to blending and bottling.
Flavour profile
This deep gold Cape White Blend offers a complex bouquet of yellow plum, kumquat, bay leaf, kiwi fruit, ginger, apple skin, and delicate yellow flowers. The palate is tight and rounded, revealing a honeyed texture and a long, saline finish.
Serving recommendation
Serve chilled at 10-12°C. No decanting needed, enjoy its complexity now.