David & Nadia - Elpidios 2019
David & Nadia Estate is located at Paardebosch Farm in the Swartland region of South Africa . The estate was created by the couple David and Nadia Sadie , both qualified in viticulture and oenology. They produced their first vintage in 2010 while still working for their former employers. In 2013, David resigned and Nadia joined him in 2016 to devote herself entirely to their vineyard. About half of the grapes they work with come from the Paardebosch farm where the winery is based, and the rest come from other farms, all located in Swartland. They carry out three projects: the David & Nadia cuvées (grapes used throughout Swartland representing its soils, vineyards and people), the Topography cuvées (only grapes grown in the Siebritskloof of the Paardeberg where they are based) and the plot cuvées Skaliekop and Hoë-Steen. They have a minimal intervention and organic farming approach in the vineyard as well as in the cellar. They quickly became one of Swartland's leading wine producers , and considered among the most exciting in South Africa .
Elpidios 2019 is a blend of Grenache Noir (38%), Syrah (36%), Pinotage (10%), Carignan (9%) and Cinsault (7%) . The Grenache and Syrah were fermented and aged in concrete vats. The Pinotage was aged in old neutral French oak barrels of 500 liters and in 4,100 liter tuns. Half of the grapes are vinified in whole bunches, and the extractions are very long and gentle. The wine is aged 18 months in the bottle before being marketed. This vintage is based on grapes grown on granitic soils of the Paardeberg, mixed with structured schists in the east, clay-rich soils in the north and mixed iron soils in the west.
Grapes: 38% Grenache Noir, 36% Syrah, 10% Pinotage, 9% Carignan, 7% Cinsault