Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Chardonnay
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Merlot
Fleur du Cap’s elegant Unfiltered wines excelled at the 2012 Veritas Awards, the Oscars of South Africa’s wine competitions, with a Double Gold medal for the ultra- elegant 2011 Chardonnay and a Gold medal for the 2010 Merlot.
Showing great consistency, the Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Chardonnay 2011 is the second consecutive vintage of this wine to achieve Double Gold status at the Veritas Awards.
This superbly polished wine crafted by the winemaking team at Die Bergkelder, shows delicious citrus, apricot and toasted almonds aromas with just a touch of vanilla in the background.
The palate is full-bodied and beautifully rounded from regular lees stirring during eight months of barrel maturation and reveals an abundance of fruit on the palate.
The Veritas Gold medallist, Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Merlot 2010, is a beautiful ruby red wine that teems with strawberry and red berry fruit with hints of white chocolate. These complex aromas follow through on the palate to meld with decadent Christmas cake and cedar oak flavours.
The firm and grippy, yet silky tannins evolve into a velvety texture that lingers on the finish. The Veritas Awards which attracted 1744 entries this year, plays a major role in the South African wine landscape setting the benchmark of quality market ready wines.
Fleur du Cap wines are made at Die Bergkelder, the famous “cellar in the mountain” in the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands, headed by Cellarmaster Andrea Freeborough who is assisted by Pieter Badenhorst, winemaker of the white wines, and Justin Corrans in charge of the reds.
Viticulturist Bennie Liebenberg looks after the vines. For more information, visit Fleur du Cap, fleurducap.tumblr.com or join the Fleur du Cap Facebook community.
