Ripe gooseberries, fresh spice, with hints of oak and lemon curd. Light to medium-bodied, packed with tropical fruit and spirts of floral sensations. Overall morish, fun and it leaves a plush finish.
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: Fred Fismer
Winemaker: Fred Fismer
Plaisir Wine Estate is not only one of the oldest but one of the largest in the Western Cape at 974 hectares with some 230 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 weathered granite soils making it the perfect environment for exceptional grapes to thrive.
