International Wine & Spirit Competition 2006 - Bronze
Colour: Brilliant green with golden specks.
Bouquet: Herbaceous varietal aromas as well as tropical fruit.
Palate: Generous flavours of gooseberry, passion fruit, peach and green pepper combine harmoniously with a good fruit/acid balance.
Well suited to seafood, creamy fish, chicken or veal.
in the vineyard : Fruit for this wine was sourced from vineyards in the Durbanville, Stellenbosch, Paarl and Darling areas, planted between 1980 and 1999. The grapes grow in Clovelly, Hutton, Tukulu and Oakleaf soils at altitudes of 100m to 150m above sea level.
Although a warm and dry summer, spring rainfalls and irrigation, where necessary, helped to ensure vines did not suffer undue water stress, careful vineyard management meant grapes were shaded from excessive heat and allowed to ripen slowly.