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Vineyard Selection |
As the name suggests, the wine is made from a selection of superior grapes from premium-quality vineyards. The best oak barrels are used and special attention is given throughout the wine making process. This limited range provides wines with flavour, complexity, structure and cellaring potential.
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| Vineyard Selection Chenin Blanc 2012 (Barrel Fermented) |
On the nose, there are concentrated aromas of tropical, peach and litchi fruit with hints of botrytis and well balanced French oak wood flavours. Ripe layers of tropical fruit, both combined with subtle wood give this wine a good length of fruit and creamy mouth feel, with an elegant acidity in the background. Enjoy now or mature for 3 – 5 years. |
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Vineyard Selection Chardonnay 2011 (Barrel Fermented) |
This medium bodied wine has strong aromas of citrus, dry pear and orange peal fruit. The Chardonnay of the Stellenbosch area, with the extended lees contact in the barrels, added complexity and mouth feel to the blend. The grapes from the Robertson Karoo soils give citrus mineral characters with a flinty finish on the palate. This style of wine
that we produce, with no malolactic fermentation in the barrel, ensures a fresh, round, crisp aftertaste with clean, strong varietal fruit. |
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| Vineyard Selection Shiraz Mourvedre Viognier 2011 |
Complex plummy, spicy and Rhone red fruit aromas on the nose with a savoury wild berry finish on the palate. Touches of honeysuckle fruit from the Viognier are well integrated with the French oak tannins to give the wine a long, velvety finish. |
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| Vineyard Selection Shiraz 2010 |
This wine has a deep ruby-red colour with a prominent blackcurrant, berry and spicy fruit aromas on the nose. On the palate, the wine shows hints of richness with black- and mulberry flavours and is well integrated with the oak tannins to give the wine a bold, lingering aftertaste. The wood is well integrated and gives the wine a soft, slightly smokey finish. Enjoy now, or keep for up to six years. |
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| Vineyard Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 |
The wine shows rich dark berry, plum and spicy aromas with well integrated French oak tannin. On the palate the flavours are well integrated with firm ripe tannins, providing the wine with a medium-full velvety texture. This medium full bodied wine that can be enjoy now or keep for up to eight years. |
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| Vineyard Selection Pinot Noir 2011 |
The wine shows a bright red colour with an intense deep berry tint. Strong cherry, herbal aromas with chalky dry tannins on the palate. The wood adds a good, soft, clean complexity with the spicy fruit well integrated. The wine shows an elegant, silky length with a medium full structure. |
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