- regio : Kaapstad, Robertson
- 63% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay
- citroenzest, kweepeerjam, melba toast, geroosterde amandelen, frambozencoulis en gedroogde kruiden in de neus
- romig in de mond met een subtiele en verfrissende zuren, met toetsen van hazelnoot, appel en steenfruit 
-  elegant fijne bubbels
- Tim Atkin: 95/100 Elunda Basson makes this very smart, lees-aged Western Cape bubbly with Pinot Noir and 37% Chardonnay, focusing on the Robertson region. Savoury, focused and appealingly chalky, this has layers of citrus, wild strawberry and toast, subtle 5.6 grams of dosage and hazelnut and cashew notes from 50 months of autolysis. 
 
VINIFICATION
Our 2019 Cuvée, Steenberg Lady R, is made in the traditional French method of second
fermentation in the bottle and is designated a Cap Classique. The grapes were hand
picked at low sugar levels of 18.5 - 19°B and whole-bunch pressed to extract the juice as
gently as possible.
The juice of both the Pinot Noir and the Chardonnay components were low in phenols
and high in natural acidity. The juice fermented with a strong yeast strain to form the
base wine of the Cap Classique. The Pinot Noir base wine has a delicate light pink
colour with a fine strawberry flavour and makes up 63% of the blend. The remaining
37% is made up of barrel-fermented Chardonnay - fermentation took place in old 600L
French oak barrels.
Once the base wine is stabilised, it is fermented a second time in the bottle with a crown
cap. This second fermentation creates the bubbles (or mousse). Post fermentation, the
2019 Lady R spent 50 months on the yeast lees before disgorgement in December 2023.