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Les Ruines Organic Pinotage
2011
Red, Pinotage
The grapes for this wine come from our younger Pinotage vineyards, not older than... 
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GAYDA chose the Grenache varietal considering that it was the oldest grape in the Languedoc for his FLYING SOLO brand. It is also the most important and most cultivated varietal in the region at the time when Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was flying the Languedoc to deliver mail to England and South America.Details
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Bored Doe
South Africa
Region : Coastal
Producer : The Goats Do Roam (Fairview)
Color :
Vintage : 2008
Format :
Alcohol content : 14.16
Varietal : Blend
Tasting :
Deep colour. Dark, fleshy fruit on the nose, with marzipan and tobacco. Well structured and supported by oak influence and tannin. Fruit comes through as the wine opens up in the glass.
IN THE VINEYARD: Cabernet Sauvignon is from two sites, one in Stellenbosch and one in Darling. Merlot is from a vineyard on the southern slopes of Paarl mountain. It is a trellised, irrigated vineyard and grows on decomposed granite soils. Petit Verdot and the Cabernet Franc is from trellised vineyards in Stellenbosch.
Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Merlot 35%, Petit Verdot 10%, Cabernet Franc 5%
Michel Phaneuf Guide 2011 - *** (3 stars)and great quality / price ratio
Deep colour. Dark, fleshy fruit on the nose, with marzipan and tobacco. Well structured and supported by oak influence and tannin. Fruit comes through as the wine opens up in the glass.
IN THE VINEYARD: Cabernet Sauvignon is from two sites, one in Stellenbosch and one in Darling. Merlot is from a vineyard on the southern slopes of Paarl mountain. It is a trellised, irrigated vineyard and grows on decomposed granite soils. Petit Verdot and the Cabernet Franc is from trellised vineyards in Stellenbosch.
Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Merlot 35%, Petit Verdot 10%, Cabernet Franc 5%
Michel Phaneuf Guide 2011 - *** (3 stars)and great quality / price ratio
Description :
The individual components were hand-picked at optimal ripeness over a number of weeks in February and March, as the vineyards in the different areas ripened. The Cabernet Sauvignon, being a late ripening variety, was the last to arrive at the cellar. Grapes were destalked and lightly crushed and cold soaked for 48 hours. All components were fermented separately in stainless steel tanks using selected Bordeaux yeasts. After fermentation the wines were racked and malolactic fermentation took place in tank. Following this the components were sent to 225 litre barrels for 14 months. 10% of the Cabernet Sauvignon was matured in new barrels with the remainder of the wine components going to 3rd and 4th fill barrels. The individual components were blended prior to bottling.
The individual components were hand-picked at optimal ripeness over a number of weeks in February and March, as the vineyards in the different areas ripened. The Cabernet Sauvignon, being a late ripening variety, was the last to arrive at the cellar. Grapes were destalked and lightly crushed and cold soaked for 48 hours. All components were fermented separately in stainless steel tanks using selected Bordeaux yeasts. After fermentation the wines were racked and malolactic fermentation took place in tank. Following this the components were sent to 225 litre barrels for 14 months. 10% of the Cabernet Sauvignon was matured in new barrels with the remainder of the wine components going to 3rd and 4th fill barrels. The individual components were blended prior to bottling.
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Anecdote
Creativity, originality, quality….. Simon Van Der Stel, Governor of the Cape, purchased the farm in 1699 when the first wine was made. Charles Back, the Grandfather, emigrated from Lithuania, bought the farm from a French Huguenot in 1939. It was in 1974, Cyril, the Father started the « Goat Milk » business. Charles, the son, in 1978 built the « Tower », giving birth to the brand and names; FAIRVIEW, SPICE ROUTE, GOATS and newly, LA CAPRA meaning Goat in Italian http://www.fairview.co.za/
