Attractive medium deep red colour. Lovely array of spices, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon, at first with blackcurrant and other dark berries. Fine, substantially structured palate. Layers of dark berry and cherry fruit underneath the spices linger on a long dry finish. This will enhance most red meat dishes and especially a classic slow cooked beef casserole in winter. Drink now to 2036
A difficult and challenging vintage. Winter started late, but we had enough cold to ensure good budbreak in spring. We had below average winter rain, but a good normal spring. An early hot summer with several heatwaves throughout the season meant lower growth and a smaller crop with small berries. The little bit of supplementary water we could apply (sooner than ever before) went a long way to help keep quality high. Harvest was our earliest ever, starting more than a week early. The hot weather and particularly warm evenings meant acidity was low and we had to pick earlier than usual. Thankfully cooler weather arrived in the middle of February, preserving the complex flavours to produce the best wine of the vintage
Winemaker : David Trafford
Winemaker : David Trafford
With an international reputation for excellence, the South African De Trafford Winery is situated on the beautiful Mont Fleur farm set at the top of a dramatic valley above Stellenbosch, 380m up between the Stellenbosch and Helderberg mountains.
