Mother Rock Force Celeste Cinsault Rosé

Winemaker: Johan Meyer (Stompie) Appellation: Swartland, South Africa Grape Varietals: Cinsault From a single vineyard west of Malmesbury planted in 1987 – bush vines and dry grown. Farmed without pesticides or herbicides since 2009. 100% whole bunch pressed (no destemming). Juice was naturally fermented in 500L old French oak barrels. Ageing was done for 9 months on the gross lees after which the wine was racked once in October and bottled in early December. No filtering or fining. Johan Meyer, AKA “Stompie”, has made a name for himself in the ever-emerging South African wine industry in a very short time. While his namesake ‘Signature’ wines reflect his love of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Stompie is not one to limit himself and thus created the Mother Rock Wines wines in collaboration with his UK importer Ben Henshaw of Indigo Wines. After seeing market quickly drink up the initial Force Majeure (Celeste in the U.S.) wines, they expanded the offerings to include a label called ‘Mother