Deconstructed: each wine from the Deconstructed range has been selected for a specific vineyard in Elgin, from a specific clone. Kershaw's aim is to demonstrate that Elgin can fully 'adopt' these noble grapes but also to highlight the specific 'terroirs' that reflect the intra-regional characteristics in Elgin. More will be learned as his studies continue..

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Clone 9c comes from a single parcel of land in the north of Elgin; where when planted in cool areas, it is known to produce wines that are quite aromatic, delicate, balanced, and with salinity in their characteristics. They are medium-bodied and reflect the elegance, finesse of tannin, and purity of the grape while the aromas give more white pepper, violet, lavender, plum, and iodine. They deliver freshness, with lively acidity that gives the wine precision. In Bokkeveld the slate soils give enhanced aroma, more structure, and concentrated flavor.

Autumn harvest, transfer of the clean fruit to open vineyards. The grapes are subjected to 3 days of maceration before spontaneous fermentation begins. After a gentle pigeage the grapes are left with the skins on for 22 days. Then by gravity, the wine is transferred to a barrel while what remains in the tank is pressed into a rotary press. Malolactic fermentation in barrel, light sulphurization, and maturation for 17 months. The wine is bottled unfiltered without any other intervention.

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Barrels: A small number of barrels were selected, all from Burgundy, only French oak. Importantly, each clone and soil type was micro-distributed as a separate batch. Each lot used an algorithm set up to keep data on which barrels performed best and how many new and how many used barrels were used. Overall, the average in 2017 was 50% new oak barrels and 100% of 228 liters.