Survivor Pinotage hailed as one of SA's top 10

Thursday, 10 September, 2015
Overhex
Only weeks after being launched, the Overhex Survivor Pinotage 2014 now boasts with the sought after position as one of the Top 10 wines at the 2015 Absa Top 10 Pinotage competition.

The 2014 Pinotage, one of four wines named after the Nguni cow Survivor, pays tribute to this remarkable lady who was born in July 2007 and accidently found her way to Constantia, a farm situated in the beautiful Swartland area, by jumping truck as she passed by. She landedright in the middle of the Cabernet Sauvignon vineyardand miraculously survived her injuries. Hence this tribute to this extraordinary cow, as well as the generous spirit and unique terroir of the Swartland, where the grapes were sourced from.

Says Overhex red winemaker, Willie Malan, “The aim of this prestigious annual competition is to identify ten Pinotage wines which will serve as a benchmark for the development of distinctive South African Pinotage and illustrate the uniqueness of Pinotage in the international wine world. We are extremely excited and proud that we have done just that with this Pinotage.”

The full-bodied barrel-matured 2014 Survivor Pinotage shows hearty fruit flavours like prune, plum and cherrywith delightful notes of spice and cedar and will complement various dishes from sweet barbeque ribs to boerewors, roast chicken and even Gouda cheese.

The 2014 Survivor Pinotage sell for R125 from the cellar.

For more information, contact Chantelle Potgieter, chantelle@overhex.com.