Mellish Family Vineyards Bakenkop Blanc Fume 2022 2015 matured for 10 years in

matured for 10 years in oak casks before being finished for 5 months in a reconstructed ex-sherrywood octave (approximately 60-litre cask) and bottled in 2021

an unpeated single malt now the entry level to the core range from the distillers in Goa

new leather and oak

the finish is taut and focused

Mellish Family Vineyards Bakenkop Blanc Fume 2022 2015 matured for 10 years inBakenkop Blanc Fume is produced from 100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes harvested from a vineyard planted in 2004 on the south facing slopes of Bakenkop Hill on Welbeloond Farm. The vineyard has ancient, stony, shale soils and sits 160m above sea level and 9km east of the Atlantic Ocean. Handpicked into crates in the early morning, 80% of the grapes underwent whole bunch pressing, followed by overnight settling. The wine was then transferred into equal