2011 Sequillo White, The Sadie Family, Swartland, South Africa, Siebritskloof , Paardeberg, Malmesbury

Sequillo Cellars is committed to producing wines with a strong regional identity and joined the producers' organization, The Swartland Independent, as the logo on the capsules clearly illustrates.

This means they will work together with like-minded producers to raise awareness of the unique terroir of the Swartland region. This is done by working with varietals that give a true expression of the character of this region; and by implementing farming techniques that place high priority on conservation of the vines (also the old vines) and respect for the environment. These wines are also fermented naturally, they refrain from using additives and they avoid using new wood whenever they can – all of this because they believe in place above progress.

The vineyards have a soil of granite and gravel.

The cold grapes are pressed and the juice runs off directly to old barrels. The fermentation takes place with natural yeast and may take as long as 9 - 11 months to complete for some varietals and parcels of vines.

For the ageing, Burgundy traditional pieces of tight grain oak are used, mostly 10 - 20 years of age in order not to impart wood tastes. The wine is only removed from the lees a couple of days before bottling, so the lees ageing is for 12 months and then the wine is bottled un-refined and unfiltered.

Average yield for vintage is 18 - 22 hl/Ha