The Tea Leaf 2021

Description

‘Tea Leaf’ hails from the uniqueness of the vineyards where the grapes from these wines grow; amongst South Africa’s native rooibos (red tea) plants that grow wild amongst vines, protected from removal and yet to be successfully cultivated anywhere else in the world. In the infancy of winemaking, the juice from these grapes are almost grey in colour and hints of green-tea aromas waft around the cellar as the grapes are crushed and pumped into tank. ‘Tea Leaf’ is also English rhyming slang for ‘thief’, linked to the grapes which are ‘stolen’ off in the cool twilight hours and delivered to the winery where the delightful concoction is made.