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Vergelegen Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
2009
Red, Blend
ORIGIN Sourced from north and north-westerly vineyards at Vergelegen, Somerset... 
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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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Fairview Viognier
South Africa
Region : Paarl
Producer : Fairview
Color :
Vintage : 2009
Format :
Alcohol content : 14.70
Varietal : Viognier
Tasting :
Light golden colour. White pear and red apple aromas, with a lovely spiciness. Fragrant marmalade and pear fruit flavours, with good tannin grip and structure on the finish.
WINE ANALYSIS:
WINE OF ORIGIN: Paarl
ALCOHOL: 14.5%
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.8g/l
TOTAL ACID: 6.0g/l
pH: 3.38
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Light golden colour. White pear and red apple aromas, with a lovely spiciness. Fragrant marmalade and pear fruit flavours, with good tannin grip and structure on the finish.
WINE ANALYSIS:
WINE OF ORIGIN: Paarl
ALCOHOL: 14.5%
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.8g/l
TOTAL ACID: 6.0g/l
pH: 3.38
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Description :
Fairview was the first in South Africa to plant and bottle Viognier and have now been producing this wine for over 10 years. With gentle oaking and careful site selection, our winemakers look to emphasize the complex fruit flavours and fragrance that characterise Viognier.
IN THE VINEYARD:
The fruit is sourced from two farms – primarily from our vineyards at Fairview and from the Primo farm in Agter-Paarl. The trellised Fairview vines grow on the slopes of Paarl mountain, on decomposed granite soils. The Primo farm is on Glenrosa soils, and vines are trellised and unirrigated.
HARVEST DATES:
Primo in Agter-Paarl – 6 February 2009
Fairview in Paarl – 2nd week of February 2009
WINEMAKING:
The grapes were picked ripe, once the skin changed to a slight yellow colour on the shoulder of the bunch. At this stage the rather firm Viognier tannins are riper and less astringent. The grapes were picked early morning and whole bunch pressed. Once settled, the juice was fermented in a combination of 10% new French oak, 40% 2nd and 3rd fill French oak, and 50% in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation, the wine was left sur lie for ten months, with fortnightly battonage. Limited malolactic fermentation occurs naturally in the barrel component during this time, but this is no more than 15%. The wine is then blended and prepared for bottling
RECOGNITION:
2010: Gold - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2012
2009: 4 stars – Platter’s Wine Guide
2005: Great Gold – Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2006
88 points in Wiine Spectator
Fairview was the first in South Africa to plant and bottle Viognier and have now been producing this wine for over 10 years. With gentle oaking and careful site selection, our winemakers look to emphasize the complex fruit flavours and fragrance that characterise Viognier.
IN THE VINEYARD:
The fruit is sourced from two farms – primarily from our vineyards at Fairview and from the Primo farm in Agter-Paarl. The trellised Fairview vines grow on the slopes of Paarl mountain, on decomposed granite soils. The Primo farm is on Glenrosa soils, and vines are trellised and unirrigated.
HARVEST DATES:
Primo in Agter-Paarl – 6 February 2009
Fairview in Paarl – 2nd week of February 2009
WINEMAKING:
The grapes were picked ripe, once the skin changed to a slight yellow colour on the shoulder of the bunch. At this stage the rather firm Viognier tannins are riper and less astringent. The grapes were picked early morning and whole bunch pressed. Once settled, the juice was fermented in a combination of 10% new French oak, 40% 2nd and 3rd fill French oak, and 50% in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation, the wine was left sur lie for ten months, with fortnightly battonage. Limited malolactic fermentation occurs naturally in the barrel component during this time, but this is no more than 15%. The wine is then blended and prepared for bottling
RECOGNITION:
2010: Gold - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2012
2009: 4 stars – Platter’s Wine Guide
2005: Great Gold – Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2006
88 points in Wiine Spectator
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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/
