My Wine
of the Month for July is Chamonix Greywacke Pinotage 2011.
The 2.5 hectare
vineyard at 350 metres altitude is planted on Greywacke (grey-wacky) soil, a grey
sandstone with a high clay content and plenty of coarse-grained particles giving
stony, free-draining soils.
This wine
undergoes two fermentations; a carbonic maceration in stainless steel is
followed by a second fermentation when partially dried grapes are added in a similar
way to the Italian ripasso method. Then after malolactic fermentation the wine is
matured for 18 months in 228ℓ French oak barrels.
On the
palate the wine feels very smooth with oodles of sweet fruit developing into a
spicy mid-palate, balanced by a slight tartness with a raisiny thread. Definitely
a serious food wine.
Cape
Chamonix ‘Greywacke’ Pinotage 2011
WO Franschhoek
abv 14.5%
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