Description
Flavors of wild blackberry and ripe cranberry enchant on the nose with notes of fresh tobacco leaf and pencil shavings, all enrobed with mouthwatering savory salinity. Perfumed, polished and expressive with the most beautiful floral petal fragrance as the wine opens.
Pure and fresh blackcurrant core with lightly dried herbs and delicate graphite shavings. The tight, superfine grained tannins are highlighted by bright acidity and a delectably creamy texture. This wine is an utterly pleasurable showcase of finesse alongside vibrancy through to the finish.
"The maiden release of the Fox’s Lair is a delightful wine that winemaker Christian Coetzee described as a 'baby OTV' when I tasted this new release with him for the first time. Texturally accessible and immediately generous, this new Cape Bordeaux blend over delivers. A really very, very delicious wine. Drink now to 2035+." - Greg Sherwood MW
Pure and fresh blackcurrant core with lightly dried herbs and delicate graphite shavings. The tight, superfine grained tannins are highlighted by bright acidity and a delectably creamy texture. This wine is an utterly pleasurable showcase of finesse alongside vibrancy through to the finish.
"The maiden release of the Fox’s Lair is a delightful wine that winemaker Christian Coetzee described as a 'baby OTV' when I tasted this new release with him for the first time. Texturally accessible and immediately generous, this new Cape Bordeaux blend over delivers. A really very, very delicious wine. Drink now to 2035+." - Greg Sherwood MW
An exceptional cold winter and overall cool weather with above average rainfall made for the perfect growing season. Winter rainfall was 607 mm and there was snow on the peak of the Helderberg Mountain above the farm.
A cool and wet budding season with less wind than expected during flowering, made for a challenging period. The wine was matured in 35% new French oak barrels for 18 months.
Winemaker: Christian Coetzee
A cool and wet budding season with less wind than expected during flowering, made for a challenging period. The wine was matured in 35% new French oak barrels for 18 months.
Winemaker: Christian Coetzee
Uva Mira Mountain Vineyards is nestled against the Helderberg Nature Reserve in Stellenbosch. With breathtaking views of False Bay and Table Bay, often wrapped in clouds, a cool climate, sea breezes, a granite foundation and strong minerality of the soil, enhanced by acres of fynbos.... nature does her work. The position at altitude with vineyards as high as 620 meters above sea level creates the climate for wines that are elegant in style. Their fine wines are handcrafted using only grapes from the vineyard sites on the property, to truly express unique traits of the remarkable site. Wines of elegance, minerality and longevity.
