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George, South Africa
The wine has an intriguing luminous hue that reflects rather than absorbs light. The svelte nose offers up a fine blend of red cherries, pomegranate, delicate forest floor and a hint of spice and new oak. On the palate the wine is sensual and embracing, with a captivating midpalate depth, lovely transparency and excellent focus on the suavely-tannic finish. Additional Information Winemaker: Kevin Grant | Area: Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge Alcohol: 13.39% by volume | Residual Sugar: 2.7 g/l | Total Acid: 5.66 g/l | pH: 3.47
Pinotage / Pinot Noir / Cinsault A finely scented, vibrant nose with hints of red berry fruit and intriguing mineral and spicy notes. Mouth-watering and polished grape tannins are wrapped in an elegant structure that subtly occupies all corners of one’s palate. Intriguing, unusual and lingering. Additional Information Winemaker: Kevin Grant | Area: Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge Alcohol: 13% by volume | Residual Sugar: 2.4 g/l | Total Acid: 5.27 g/l | pH: 3.57
Ataraxia Chardonnays are made with complete deference to expressing our terroir over trying to conjure an expression of the grape itself through winemaking alchemy. In the quest for accuracy of this expression, spontaneous fermentation comprised part of a minimalist, non-interventionist winemaking approach. This wine is 100% barrel fermented and matured in specially selected small French oak barriques sourced exclusively from Burgundian coopers. The result is a Chardonnay that is New World in provenance but Old World in stylistic leaning. Broad-shouldered but narrow-hipped, it effortlessly manages to be both subtle and intense. An assertive mineral acidity is beautifully balanced by a compelling intensity of fruit. A stylish, world-class Chardonnay. Additional Information Winemaker: Kevin Grant | Area: Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge Alcohol: 13.85% by...
Our cool-climate, alchemy-free unwooded white wine celebrates the virtues of elegance, vivacity and finesse. Most importantly, the Sauvignon Blanc grape is merely the chosen vehicle to express the free-draining Table Mountain Sandstone and Cape Granite soils on which the vines are planted. Additional Information Winemaker: Kevin Grant | Area: Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge Alcohol: 13.94% by volume | Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/l | Total Acid: 7.1 g/l | pH: 3.17