Moment of Silence White '24

Pieter Walser’s approach to winemaking is to forgo rigid planning. To him, abandoning structure gives wine the space to fully express a journey shaped by the land from where it originates. This wine is a perfect example of that.

In 2007, Pieter reluctantly fell for a Wellington site planted with Old Vine Chenin, Grenache Blanc, and Viognier. Unbeknownst to him at the time, it was once owned by his great–great–great–great–great–grandparents and making wine with grapes from it seemed to be destiny.

Grapes were picked and whole-bunch pressed together. Fermentation occurred naturally across a mix of vessels—concrete egg tanks, amphorae, and older French oak barrels. The wine received a single sulfur addition during winter and then spent eight months on the lees before blending and bottling.

Expect cooked yellow apples and apricots on the nose with a palate of pear and ginger jam.