{"title":"Elgin, Cape South Coast","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"shannon-rockview-ridge-pinot-noir-2018","title":"Shannon Rockview Ridge Pinot Noir 2021","description":"\u003ch1\u003eShannon Rockview Ridge Pinot Noir 2020\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one's a berry extravaganza! Bright red colour. A beautiful Pinot noir with a Burgundian complexity of ripe strawberry, cherry, raspberry, and red currant. The red fruit flavours are spliced with woody layers that bring truffle, mushroom and spice to mind. Elegant and textured with gentle tannins and a lively acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsiderable emphasis on vineyard site selection and identification, within the variations of three basic components of the soil: clay, sand, and stone. Each parcel is vinified and matured separately to enhance its individuality, before combining in the final blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pinot Noir bunches are chilled to 3°C before being sorted on a conveyor and de-stemmed. The berries are then hand sorted before cold maceration ensues for 3–6 days at 8°C. Slower fermenting cultured yeasts are used for some of the fermentations, while approximately 80% of the blend is wild fermented. Fermentation temperatures vary between 26–30°C, depending on the nature of the sites. After pressing, the wine is racked and left to complete its malolactic fermentation and maturation in oak barriques. maturation in 228L barriques lasts for approximately 12 months in 20% new oak, 40% 2nd fill and 40% 3rd fill. The oak used is of a tighter grain and medium toasted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shannon Vineyards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39563557372002,"sku":"BBW-WINE-700","price":68.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/1339\/1970\/products\/Shannon-Pinot-noir.png?v=1740120293"},{"product_id":"radford-dale-the-renaissance-of-chenin-blanc","title":"Radford Dale Renaissance Chenin Blanc 2022","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRadford Dale The Renaissance of Chenin Blanc 2022\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rebirth of an underdog! From low-caste to South Africa’s most noble grape, there isn't a grape whose reputation in the wine world has made a turnaround quite as romantic and astonishing as the Chenin Blanc's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very tasty white created by a fresh generation of Chenin producers. Medium gold colour. This wine is all about subtlety and finesse. The bouquet offers ripe apricot, honey and cooked apple aromas, with a hint of oak and stoney minerals. Full-bodied and dry on the palate, with a citrus fruit spectrum, ripe stone fruit and a wonderful refreshing saltiness. Closes with a long and persistent mineral finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit for this wine comes from a single block of old Chenin bush vines on the foot of Helderberg Mountain, facing southeast across False Bay. The vines grow high on a steep slope in slightly decomposed granite soils with patches of pure quartz near the top. These gnarly old vines produce a low yield of small berries with a wonderful concentration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter whole bunch pressing the grapes, the free-run juice settles for 2 days before it is poured into barrel. Alcohol fermentation lasts for 8–10 weeks under cool conditions in old oak barrels (using only natural ambient yeast). The wine is kept on lees throughout its 9 month maturation before it is racked out of barrel, assembled and left to settle for a month.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radford Dale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39563616190562,"sku":"BBW-WINE-586","price":76.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/1339\/1970\/products\/Radford-chenin.png?v=1740120205"},{"product_id":"shannon-sanctuary-peak-sauvignon-blanc-2020","title":"Shannon Sanctuary Peak Sauvignon Blanc 2022","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"product-single__title\"\u003eShannon Sanctuary Peak Sauvignon Blanc 2022\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape Varietals \u0026amp; Region: \u003c\/strong\u003e100% Sauvignon Blanc from Elgin, South Africa. The focus of this wine is based on a vineyard component arising from low yielding Table Mountain Sandstone soils. Using neutral yeasts, Shannon Sauvignon Blanc expresses very distinctive and concentrated primary fruit aromas. The clay\/shale soils however, provide the Sauvignon Blanc with flavours on the riper side of the fruit spectrum and with more structure for a broader palate. The blending in of naturally fermented Sauvignon Blanc, matured on the lees, provides a fuller mouth feel and adds to the complexity of the wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste Profile: \u003c\/strong\u003eShannon Sanctuary Peak Sauvignon Blanc 2020 is made of 100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes. A lightly wooded Sauvignon Blanc that has wonderful flavors of grapefruit, lime and green herbs, asparagus and some capsicum in a minerally and flinty style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking Process:  \u003c\/strong\u003eThe grapes are chilled to 3ºC. The bunches are sorted on a conveyor, destemmed and crushed. All transfers of grape must and juice in these early stages are attained using gravity. Selected parcels of the grapes undergo a period of skin contact, at 8ºC to encapture favourable skin flavours. After a gentle pressing, the juice is left to settle for a period of 72 hours at 2ºC. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks continues at 12ºC until the wine is dry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Shannon Vineyards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39563658756194,"sku":"BBW-WINE-457","price":42.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/1339\/1970\/products\/shannon-sauv-blanc.png?v=1740120087"},{"product_id":"catherine-marshall-riesling","title":"Catherine Marshall Riesling 2023","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCatherine Marshall Riesling 2021\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiesling grapes are perfectly suited to cold climates and Riesling is known as an “Eskimo” variety. 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Exotic fresh and over-ripe at the same time in the nose, with pineapple, flint stone and citrus tones. Characterful yet refreshing flavour with plenty of minerality in the texture. Almost sweet mouth aroma in the remarkably long finish. Stunning aperitif, an all-rounder for receptions and cocktail parties\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking Process: \u003c\/strong\u003eClusters were handpicked at 19.8o Balling into lug baskets and hand sorted. After pressing, the must was settled for two days and decanted off the solids where it was inoculated with a commercial yeast strain suited to this variety. The wine fermented cold (14°C) for 26 days until it reached the residual sugar required for sweetness to balance the acidity. 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The Chenin from the Bottelary Hills in Stellenbosch contributes fleshy nectarine and richness on the mid-palate for added complexity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape varietal \u0026amp; region: \u003c\/strong\u003eGrapes were selected from a single vineyard in Elgin grown on red Laterite Soils also known as “koffieklip” or coffee stone as it resembles the same structure as ground coffee. The vines are vertically shoot positioned on a 5-wire fence trellis system planted 2.2m x 1.2m apart on south to south-east facing vineyards for maximum, even budburst in spring and even vine ripening throughout the season. The Chenin grown in Bottelary Hills is from old bush vines on lighter soil structure. Harvest took place in early March at vine ripeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste profile\u003c\/strong\u003e: Catherine Marshall Chenin Blanc is meticulously grown in the cool Elgin Valley and a small portion from old bush vines in Stellenbosch and fermented in handmade, old world styled traditional clay amphorae. These key attributes afford a wine with broad layers of ripe pears, fresh stone fruit and white flowers on a canvas of flinty, wet stone that contributes to the overall texture\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking process\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cluster and berry sorting prior to being partially crushed before pressing commenced. The mash was pressed in a pneumatic bag press where both free run and pressed juice fractions were treated oxidatively with minimal chemical additives. The juice was settled cold at 120 Celsius in a stainless- steel tank for two days and decanted into the clay amphorae for spontaneous fermentation. Once fermentation was completed, 800 Li was decanted to oak casks for further maturation. The wine in the French coopered barrels was partially allowed to go through secondary fermentation known as malo- lactic fermentation where malic (the firmer green apple tasting acid) is converted to lactic (softer milk tasting acid) and further matured for 9 months. The clay amphorae had no malo-lactic fermentation so that the fresher flinty character would be maintained. After 9 months, the two components were blended and bottled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTop Tips: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe wine is approachable in its youth with fresh, bright aromatics and may age well for up to 8 years. 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