The Tangram is a Chinese geometrical puzzle consisting of five triangles, a square and a rhomboid, which can be arranged to make various forms and pictures to tell a story.
To master the Tangram, one has to look at the whole puzzle to understand and form the myriad of images to be shaped.
A noble blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec was created. This wine rested in French oak barrels for 24 months and is an expression of an illustrious cool climate wine.
Our Tangram is skillfully crafted from the following 7 elements:
EARTH:
• Ancient fertile soils of varying altitudes and slopes provide a variety of micro climates.
• A unique topography that opens up to Table Mountain and Table Bay plays a huge factor in influencing the quality of grapes.
WIND:
• Cold south easterly and south westerly winds inhibit the development of diseases and keep the vineyards healthy.
• The cold winds also ensure a long, slow ripening of rapes resulting in concentrated flavours.
FIRE:
• The sun, a burning celestial being, imparts growth through her warm rays enhancing the grapes’ ripening with balance and structure.
• Cape Town enjoys almost a thousand more hours of sunlight than the great wine producing cities of Santiago, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Sydney
and Auckland.
• Although a cool climate area due to the proximity of the ocean, the area enjoys longer periods of sunlight due to the absence of high mountains.
• The longer periods of sunlight ensure proper ripeness with the enhanced balance and structure.
WATER:
• Rainfall is relatively low, around 400mm per year, but the physical and chemical nature of the soils are able to absorb and retain water.
• This allows for deep root development so that the stored water is efficiently utilized, bringing forth stable growth conditions, essential for
outstanding and sustainable wine.
• Controlled irrigation further ensures optimal growth conditions.
• The nearby ocean water which semi-surrounds the ward, stabilises temperatures and moderates the summer heat, thereby creating the perfect
conditions for cultivating noble grape varieties.
OUR THREE (3) DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE CRAFTERS: Wilhelm Coetzee; Martin Moore & Kobus Gerber.
• Over 80 years of wine making experience.
Just like the Tangram puzzle, the greatness of these blends lies in how the different pieces come together in artful and interesting ways.