Wine of the Month - May 2021
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An elegant and ‘seriously cool’ wine from the coastal routes of South Africa made by Waterkloof Wines’ winemaker Nadia Barnard–Langenegger. This wine is made biodynamically and with very minimal intervention; it’s also vegan friendly.
The wine is packed with fresh crunchy red and black fruit notes and shows a great deal of earthiness, which is often not the case with the Cinsault grape. The wine expresses a true sense of its terroir; a sense of place, aspect, soils, climate. This is a perfect drink for a sunny afternoon, which would even benefit from chilling slightly.
Waterkloof isn’t just a winery and a vineyard, though. They are also a fully self-sustainable farm awarded Champion Status by the World’s Wildlife Fund’s Biodiversity & Wine Initiative in 2008. If this is not enough, there is also a fine dining restaurant on-site with a beautiful ocean view to the picturesque False Bay.
In a nutshell:
One of our favourite South African summer reds, best served slightly chilled.
The lowdown:
From old bush vines grown in the cool Helderberg region, not that far from the ocean, and made with minimal human intervention. Cinsault is an often under-rated variety, but here it really thrives. The wine has fresh and crunchy flavours of blackcurrant, raspberry and spice mix with mild earthy notes and soft tannins.
When to drink:
Serve with game or rack of lamb, or put it in the fridge for half an hour before drinking on a summers afternoon.
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Founded by Paul Boutinot in 2004, Waterkloof is a family-owned, organic, biodynamic and WWF Biodiversity Champion farm perched high up on the windswept Schapenberg, overlooking False Bay and The Atlantic Ocean.
Living soils, naturally low yields and a long growing season help provide talented young Cellarmaster Nadia Barnard with naturally balanced grapes that are imbued with a truly defining sense of origin. Those grapes are then transformed into wine with a minimum of intervention. The resulting wines are fine, inimitable and best enjoyed with food.