ISSUED BY DKC (DE KOCK COMMUNICATIONS) FOR NEDERBURG WINES
Nederburg cellar
master Razvan Macici has handpicked six of his favourite wines to showcase at
the Pendock Wine Gallery at The Taj Hotel in June.
The exhibition, dubbed
RazzMaTaj by Pendock because of the exciting, very individual and expressive
wines in the line-up, will open on Thursday, June 5, at 18:00 and
run till the end of the month.
Open to anyone
interested in sampling original wines, the gallery can be accessed from the
entrance to the hotel in Wale Street.
Macici, a former
Diners Club Winemaker of the Year winner, has chosen two whites, three reds and
a noble late harvest dessert wine to highlight the diversity of Nederburg's
multi-tiered range.
Both the flagship
Ingenuity Red and Ingenuity White are represented with vintages never before
tasted publicly. He has opted for the richly fruited 2011 vintage of the
three-way Italian red blend that brings together Sangiovese, Barbera and
Nebbiolo. He is also showing the 2013 vintage of its companion white
blend. It features eight varieties led by Sauvignon blanc, combined with
Semillon, Chardonnay, Riesling, Chenin blanc, Viognier, Verdelho and
Gewürztraminer.
The Anchorman Chenin Blanc
Macici has selected
three examples from the Heritage Heroes collection of gourmet wines, each named
after a personality who played a role in developing Nederburg's reputation. The
2012 Anchorman, a wooded Chenin blanc, remembers the farm's founder, Philippus
Wolvaart, who established the farm in 1791. Macici fermented the wine in
three different ways. Adding to its originality, one portion underwent carbonic
maceration, a technique normally reserved for reds, to impart freshness. It spent
nine months on the lees.
One of the reds is the
2010 Motorcycle Marvel, a Rhône-style blend that honours Günter Brözel, a
mentor to Macici, who was Nederburg’s cellar master for 33 years and still
visits the farm regularly. Big and bold with an explosion of fruit and spice
matched by silky tannins, it combines Grenache, Carignan, Shiraz, Mourvèdre and
Cinsaut. The other is an elegant and beautifully toned 2010 Bordeaux-style
blend, led by Cabernet Sauvignon. Named The Brew Master, it pays tribute to
Johann Graue, a former owner of Nederburg, who brought his expertise as a
master brewer to the farm, introducing important quality innovations.
