Description
Fairview Beryl Back 2024 is a Paarl white blend built with texture, layered fruit, and a clear sense of vineyard selection. Drawing from high-quality estate blocks on the slopes of Paarl Mountain, it brings together several Mediterranean and Rhône-influenced varieties in a style that feels both generous and well composed. This is not a simple, bright white meant only for early drinking. It has breadth, palate shape, and enough structure to develop further in bottle.
In the glass, it shows a pale yellow color. The nose opens with stone fruit, fresh mango, and spring blossom, with a subtle oak note sitting quietly in the background. On the palate, fresh crunchy grape and ripe summer fruit are joined by a gentle creaminess that adds weight and texture without dulling the wine’s freshness. Time on the lees in oak and clay contributes to that rounded feel, while the finish stays balanced and long. It would pair especially well with roast chicken, grilled seafood, creamy pasta, or richer vegetable dishes where its texture and fruit can settle naturally into the meal.
Already expressive, this is a white blend with enough underlying structure to age gracefully over the next few years.
In the glass, it shows a pale yellow color. The nose opens with stone fruit, fresh mango, and spring blossom, with a subtle oak note sitting quietly in the background. On the palate, fresh crunchy grape and ripe summer fruit are joined by a gentle creaminess that adds weight and texture without dulling the wine’s freshness. Time on the lees in oak and clay contributes to that rounded feel, while the finish stays balanced and long. It would pair especially well with roast chicken, grilled seafood, creamy pasta, or richer vegetable dishes where its texture and fruit can settle naturally into the meal.
Already expressive, this is a white blend with enough underlying structure to age gracefully over the next few years.
Each component was selected from top-quality estate blocks on the Fairview farm. The blend includes Chenin Blanc, Viognier, Verdelho, and Roussanne, all grown in trellised vineyards planted in decomposed granite soils on the slopes of Paarl Mountain. The Chenin Blanc, Verdelho, and Roussanne come from south-facing, higher-altitude blocks just below the Paarl Mountain Reserve, while the Viognier is planted lower down near the original manor house. Time on the lees in oak and clay contributes to the wine’s creamier texture and layered palate.
Winemaker: Anthony de Jager
Winemaker: Anthony de Jager
Fairview is a working farm, home to a collection of micro-businesses that all share a common goal: to craft artisanal, sustainable produce, with a focus on fine wine and cheese. Everything they do is driven by their philosophy of being honest, honoring their heritage, and embracing their ingenuity. Eager to explore a wider range of wines using grapes grown in optimal conditions, Charles Back abandoned the estate wine concept in the 1980s, choosing instead to “go where the terroir is.” Today, Fairview is one of the few farms that proudly owns all its own vineyards, with land in Paarl, Darling, Swartland, and Stellenbosch.
