Coastal
2 October 2019
In
Painted Wolf Peloton Rouge
Ageing potential
This wine will improve with a few years of bottle age.
The Vineyard
From our pack vineyards in Paarl and the Swartland. A portion of the grapes for this wine are sourced off Kasteelsig vineyard in Swartland, which is organically certified. The rest are from Leeuwenkuil and Langvlei farms.
Winemaking
The grapes were hand- picked and crushed into small open fermenters hand punched 4 to 5 times daily during fermentation and pressed when just dry. The wine was matured in French, American and Hungarian oak barrels for 13 months. Roughly 20% of the barrels were new.
Food suggestions
This finessed red will partner well with modern fusion cooking. The wine is best paired with beef or lamb dishes such as Thai style red beef curry or a nice South African lamb bobotie.
20 June 2019
In
Radford Dale Winery of Good Hope Full Berry Fermentation Pinotage
IN THE VINEYARD
Two remarkable old vineyards were chosen for this interesting example of Pinotage. The first, planted on the slopes of Klapmutskop outside Stellenbosch brings ripe, full and fleshy fruit notes. The second vineyard comes from the Voor Paardeberg, where the sandy, granite soils produce wine with lovely tension and superb texture. The 2018 was another hot vintage for us with long dry days and warm nights. At harvest, all grapes were hand-picked into small lug-bins, before passing over our sorting table.
IN THE CELLAR
Everything was destemmed (but not crushed) into a large fermenter, so all the berries stayed whole to carry out carbonic maceration, then cold soaking took place for a short duration. Our priority is always on developing elegance & fruitiness and avoiding bitterness and harsh tannins for which Pinotage is notorious. We also wanted to retain the underlying spicy minerality from the local soils. Relatively short fermentation took place over a week, solely draining the free-run juice. No pressings were used whatsoever, again with elegance in mind. The wine was matured in a stainless steel tank using the natural CO2 content in the wine, on the lees to act as protection. We added no sulphur in tank leaving us the luxury of bottling without fining or sterile filtration and allowing all the juicy fruit flavours, the rich colour and berry ripeness to stay in the bottle.
FOOD PAIRING
Any Meat!
12 December 2018
In
Snow Mountain Klein Sneeuberg Cabernet Sauvignon
VINIFICATION
Extended maceration and fermentation with natural malolactic fermentation has produced a wine that is both fresh & fruity.
Produced: 2036 x 6 cases
FOOD PAIRING
Red meat kebabs or slow stews
12 December 2018
In
Snow Mountain Syrah
VINIFICATION
Harvested late at optimum ripeness with cold maceration over 8 days, low temperature fermentation, and extended pump-overs with malolactic fermentation in barrel. A further 14 months in old and new French oak.
Produced: 1000 x 6 bottle cases
FOOD PAIRING
Grilled or roast beef with pepper sauce
12 December 2018
In
Snow Mountain The Artisan Collection “Beulah” NV MCC
Production 590 x 6
FOOD PAIRING
Argentinian king prawns with chilli and garlic butter sauce or any of the following: tuna tartare, carpaccio with a braai of Karoo lamb chops seasoned with Kalahari salt and eaten straight off the grid, pecan nut pie and ice cream, oysters, seafood risotto or paella, spicy Indian chicken or prawn curry. Bruschetta with gorgonzola and roasted butternut
12 December 2018
In
Snow Mountain The Artisan Collection “The Banker” Cabernet
VINIFICATION
Winemaker carefully selected grapes from low holding vineyards. Spent 2 year maturing in new French Oak before bottling. This Cabernet is a pure expression of its place.
Harvested February 2015
Released February 2017
Production 180 x 6
FOOD PAIRING
Soft cheese and meat with creamy sauce
12 December 2018
In
Snow Mountain The Artisan Collection ‘Steen’ Chenin Blanc
VINIFICATION
Handmade old vine Chenin Blanc harvested at optimum ripeness. Extended fermentation and maceration over 60 days has created an intense wine with a hint of tannin. This unusual wine exhibits amazing freshness after 14 months in old French oak barrels.
Production 260 x 6
FOOD PAIRING
Soft cheeses and meats with creamy sauces
12 December 2018
In
Snow Mountain The Artisan Collection Kalk Bay Vineyard Cabernet Franc
VINIFICATION
Extreme vineyards of Cabernet Franc are hard to find. This one in the parking lot behind the famous Olympia Café in Kalk Bay, Cape Town is just that. 700 Vines narrowly planted in a vineyard the size of a tennis court, produce intense typical Cabernet Franc flavours. This vineyard, possibly the closest to the ocean in South Africa (50m) endures strong South East winds and aromas of kelp and the old harbour. Fermented and matured in old French oak.
Production 200 x 6
FOOD PAIRING
Tuna and game meats
28 November 2018
In
The Foundry Grenache Blanc
VITICULTURE
These grapes are sourced from our neighbours vineyard at The Foundry’s home farm in Voor Paardeberg and managed by Chris Williams. Grown on Malmesbury shale and decomposed granite, these trellised vines allow us to precisely manage the canopy to enhance fruit, complexity and balance. A very limited crop due to the drought, leading to concentration of flavor and intensity.
VINIFICATION
Hand harvested and cooled overnight, this was whole -bunch pressed to restrain phenolics, yet was fermented with a high percentage of solids to give breadth and definition to the palate.
Fermented in seasoned tight grain French Oak Allier hogsheads, partial un-innoculated fermentation has given the palate a savoury dimension but the fruit is still vividly expressed. Barrel aged for eight months before bottling.
FOOD PAIRING
Grilled Kingklip with lemon butter
29 August 2019
In
The Search TSW
WINEMAKING
Different parcels of grapes were, whole bunch pressed, rack and then fermented naturally in Stainless steel tanks and Foudres. After primary fermentation there was extended lees contact between 3-6 months. No MLF.
FOOD PAIRING
It’s a perfect match for shellfish and the famous dish of Southern France, Bouillabaisse as well as cheese.
PARTICULARS OF WINE
Vintage: 2018
Producer: Trizanne Signature Wines
Production Area: VOOR PAARDEBERG
Cultivar(s): GRENACHE BLANC, MARSANNE, ROUSSANNE
Class: WHITE WINE
Production: 12 000 bottles