Enticing layers of mixed pepper corns, coriander seeds and cloves on the nose, with extra depth from fynbos and dark plum aromas. The palate is savory and complex with broody red fruit character with firm stemmy tannin from the whole bunch and a fresh finish.
For the Bloemcool Jakkals 2020 vintage it was decided to pick earlier that previous years at 22 Balling, to keep some acidity during the preceding dry years. The grapes were received early morning after being hand harvested in baskets. 20% whole bunches at the bottom of a older foudre with sorted grapes on top, the wine was allowed to ferment naturally with punch downs and once a day movements to promote healthy fermentation. Basket-pressed and transferred to older French oak 225L barrels for 20 months, before racking and bottling. The wine is unfined. Only three barrels were produced.
Winemaker : Anthony de Jager
Winemaker : Anthony de Jager
The Fairview winery at the foothills of the Paarl Mountains was one of the very first wineries to be founded at the Cape in 1693. Just six years later, the first wine was produced. After a turbulent history, Charles Back, grand-father of today's owner with the same name, purchased the farm in 1937 and gave it a new lease of life. Since that time, the estate has been run by the third generation of the Back family - quite successfully.
True to the motto 'Go where the terroir is' Charles Back revised the concept of Fairview in the 1980s and experimented with lesser-known grape varieties. This does not only allow a larger variety of wines and optimal conditions for the ripening time of the grapes, but also innovative wine creations which are closely linked with tradition.
The combination of innovation and tradition also mirrored in the unusual crest of the winery. The goat has become the estate's mascot long ago and has become part of Fairview's identity.
True to the motto 'Go where the terroir is' Charles Back revised the concept of Fairview in the 1980s and experimented with lesser-known grape varieties. This does not only allow a larger variety of wines and optimal conditions for the ripening time of the grapes, but also innovative wine creations which are closely linked with tradition.
The combination of innovation and tradition also mirrored in the unusual crest of the winery. The goat has become the estate's mascot long ago and has become part of Fairview's identity.
