Fairview Pegleg Carignan 2001

Colour: Vibrant deep crimson red.
Aroma: Spice and earthy, ripe raspberry, fruity.
Palate: Concentrated berry fruit and spice.

variety : Carignan [ Carignan ]

winery : Fairview Wines

winemaker : Anthony de Jager

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 15.3 % vol rs : 3.5 g/l pH : 3.5 ta : 5.7g/l g/l

type : Red

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

2001 - Silver at the South African Champion Wine Show 2001.
2001 - Wine of the Week, Jancis Robinson, 9 September 2002.
2001 - Silver at the Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2002.
2001 - Silver at the Veritas Awards 2002.
2001 - 4 stars John Platter Guide.
2001 - Top 100 Sydney International Wine Competition 2002
2001 - Bronze at the International Wine & Spirits Competition 2003.
2002 - Siler at the International Wine & Spirits Competition 2003.
2002 - Gold at the International Wine Challenge 2003.

ageing : Drinks well now, though will improve with a few years in the bottle.

in the vineyard : There is very little Carignan grown in South Africa. We are very excited by the quality of the grapes which we accidentally found whilst looking for old vine Pinotage.

about the harvest: Carignan was picked ripe in March 2001. These grapes are from dry farmed low yielding vineyards in the Pedeberg area.

in the cellar : Grapes were destalked and lightly crushed. Rhone yeasts were used for fermentation. Malolactic fermentation was completed in tank when the wine was transferred directly to barrels after malolactic was completed. The wine spent 8 months in barrel, before bottling without filtration.

email the winery

email this page

find our wines in :