Fairview Pegleg Carignan 2012

Liquorice, black cherries and violets on the nose with hints of cedar. The wine is boasts great elegance with firm tannins and a red berry fruit on the finish. This wine will benefit from 2 to 3 years bottle maturation.

Pair with game - especially ostrich fillet. The perfect food wine

variety : Carignan [ 100% Carignan ]
winery : Fairview Wines
winemaker : Anthony de Jager
wine of origin : Swartland
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 3.5 g/l  pH : 3.50  ta : 5.1 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

The Basson family, who have farmed at Die Slot for three generations, were one of the first families to plant Carignan in South Africa. At 17 years of age, Cobus Basson was helping his father plant vines when a tractor overturned and rolled onto him, causing the loss of a leg. Being a man of great humour and spirit, he is affectionately known amongst local farmers as “Houtbeen” (Pegleg) Basson. Pegleg Carignan is a bold, spirited wine with enormous character and depth of flavour, oozing with the essence of soil and sunshine. Carignan has found its natural home in South Africa, producing a spicy and expressive wine. A great compliment to “Houtbeen” himself.

in the vineyard : The Carignan grapes were picked ripe from Bassons’ bushvine vineyards in the Perdeberg area. The vineyard grows on Malmesbury shale soils, contributing to the flavour of the grapes and the complexity of the final wine. This vineyard, planted in 1972, received drip irrigation, which assists through the Cape’s hot dry summers.

about the harvest: Harvest Dates: Morning of 15 March 2011
The grapes were hand harvested at 24.4° B

in the cellar : The grapes were destalked and lightly crushed. The grapes were fermented in stainless steel tanks using Rhône yeasts, with three daily pump overs. The wine completed malolactic fermentation in barrel. Maturation continued in older French barrels for 20 months.

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