This wine offers a heady mix of strawberries, cherries, plums, and aniseed, with subtle hints of truffle, exotic mushrooms, and spice in the background. A smooth, velvety entry unfolds into an elegant mouthful of preserved raspberries and cherries, complemented by oak-induced spice notes of cinnamon and sandalwood.
Fresh, lively acidity balances the supple, juicy tannins, leading to a lengthy finish that transitions from fruit to satisfying notes of truffles and earthiness. A rich, warming wine, it’s best enjoyed with game meats or a hearty mushroom risotto.
Ratings/Accolades:
John Platter: 4 Stars
Fresh, lively acidity balances the supple, juicy tannins, leading to a lengthy finish that transitions from fruit to satisfying notes of truffles and earthiness. A rich, warming wine, it’s best enjoyed with game meats or a hearty mushroom risotto.
Ratings/Accolades:
John Platter: 4 Stars
The grapes were hand sorted, destalked and crushed before being pumped into classic open fermenters. The grapes were cold soaked for a day and manual plunging and pump overs were done at the required intervals. After fermentation, the skins were gently pressed.
The wine was put into 500 L French Oak barrels. Here it underwent malolactic fermentation. The wine spent 16 months maturing in French Oak before being bottled.
Winemaker: Hattingh de Villiers
The wine was put into 500 L French Oak barrels. Here it underwent malolactic fermentation. The wine spent 16 months maturing in French Oak before being bottled.
Winemaker: Hattingh de Villiers
Tucked into the exquisite Knorhoek Valley north of Stellenbosch, Muratie Wine Estate, one of the oldest estates in South Africa, under the stewardship of Rijk Melck and his family, has been at the heart of a lot of passionate debate. This debate is centred largely around the desire to protect a century’s old wine experience that is a magnet for wine lovers around the world.
Muratie's rich history is captured in every nook and cranny. Wherever you are on the estate you cannot help being moved by a sense of the many generations that have lived and worked there. The buildings, the artifacts and even the shrubs and trees exude an aura of the colorful past reaching towards an even more fruitful future.
Standing in front of the cellar door at Muratie, you will see a small white building, this was the first home that Lourens Campher built for his family. Beside the house is the oak tree his wife, Ansela van de Caab, planted. The strength and beauty of the tree is testament to the steadfast love Lourens had for his Ansela.
Muratie's rich history is captured in every nook and cranny. Wherever you are on the estate you cannot help being moved by a sense of the many generations that have lived and worked there. The buildings, the artifacts and even the shrubs and trees exude an aura of the colorful past reaching towards an even more fruitful future.
Standing in front of the cellar door at Muratie, you will see a small white building, this was the first home that Lourens Campher built for his family. Beside the house is the oak tree his wife, Ansela van de Caab, planted. The strength and beauty of the tree is testament to the steadfast love Lourens had for his Ansela.
