This wine offers delightful aromas of fresh melon, sweet grapefruit, and ripe Cape gooseberries. On the palate, it carries an elegantly textured profile that mirrors these vibrant aromas, evoking the essence of a cool summer's day. Fresh tropical fruit flavors are balanced by a crisp, refreshing finish.
Ideal pairings include whole baked trout with lemongrass, roast chicken served with a three-rice salad, or a creamy salmon pasta with spinach and capers. The wine's bright character and balanced texture make it a versatile complement to these dishes.
Ideal pairings include whole baked trout with lemongrass, roast chicken served with a three-rice salad, or a creamy salmon pasta with spinach and capers. The wine's bright character and balanced texture make it a versatile complement to these dishes.
The grapes were harvested by hand at 21° to 22° Balling. The grapes were divided into three different parts and each crushed, clarified and fermented separately. Fourth and fifth fill French oak barrels were used and the wine remained on the lees for 9 months.
The barrels were rolled or stirred regularly to suspend the lees in order to gain complexity, better integrated oak flavors and to add to the mouth-feel of the wine.
Winemaker: Tim Whitfield
The barrels were rolled or stirred regularly to suspend the lees in order to gain complexity, better integrated oak flavors and to add to the mouth-feel of the wine.
Winemaker: Tim Whitfield
Plaisir Wine Estate which means "The Pleasure of the Blackbird" is one of the largest wine farms in the Western Cape at 974 hectares with some 400 hectares under vine. The remaining hectares are largely untouched to preserve the indigenous flora and fauna.
The diverse terroir of the area is characterized by an interplay of climatic conditions, the slopes have well-drained granite weathered soils making it the perfect environment for exceptional grapes to thrive.
The diverse terroir of the area is characterized by an interplay of climatic conditions, the slopes have well-drained granite weathered soils making it the perfect environment for exceptional grapes to thrive.
