Bordeaux style white blends with Sauvignon Blanc
and Semillon, that just needed time to shed it’s rather awkward character when
just released…… 7 years after vintage, this is a magnificent offering firmly
amongst South Africa’s best in it’s style, a striking feature is how the oak is
supportive and unshowy compare to other similar style from top end producers in
Stellenbosch, no nutty, toasty, matchstick character here, just pure bright,
seamless purity, beaming with energy and focus, only the color have change,
bright gold now.
None of the varietal dominate, no asparagus or green pepper here, yet it is high in pyrazine character which seems to subtle down
with time in decanter, the core offering being lifted by a delicately fragrant
and pine resin profile, broad texture, yet not creamy, multi layered, this will easily last another 7 years at
least
Alcohol: moderate plus | 13.5 %abv
Origin: Durbanville
Notes: ripe pineapples |custard apples | lime confit | quince|
sandy
Ideal drinking occasions: autumn
Serve with: crayfish thermidor
Drink: now until 2021
