Radford Dale -Vinum- Gamay Noir 2023
R198.00
(R1,191.00 for 6 x 750ml)
Another relatively new wine to the Radford Dale stable, and our third expression of Gamay Noir. It’s a variety we hold in high esteem and this bottling – in part - comes from the first plantings of Gamay in over 20 years & a site we have established on the Polkadraai hills. This site also serves as the mother block for quality cuttings going forward, which we have used for a new vineyard at our organic Elgin farm and a new block in the Helderberg. There are less than 10 hectares of Gamay currently planted in the Cape. Deep purple, with a Violet rim. Aromatic mulberry and spiced plum notes on the nose. Generous and juicy, the plate shows medium weight with ripeness and a substantial tannin that draws into a rewardingly full finish.
The fruit for this wine comes from 2 vineyards, both south-east facing and on the Polkadraai hills. The young parcel, our maiden harvest from our own vines plated in pure, crunchy granite soils, contributing the majority of the fruit. The second parcel was planted in 1999, in profoundly granitic soils, and these grapes we pick a bit later, for fullfruited exuberance. Both these vineyards benefit greatly from the cooling South-Easter Ocean breezes in the summer time.
Data sheet
- Winemaker
- Jacques de Klerk
- Wine of Origin
- Stellenbosch
- Blend
- 100% Grenache Noir
- Pack Size
- 1 x 750ml Bottle
Another relatively new wine to the Radford Dale stable, and our third expression of Gamay Noir. It’s a variety we hold in high esteem and this bottling – in part - comes from the first plantings of Gamay in over 20 years & a site we have established on the Polkadraai hills. This site also serves as the mother block for quality cuttings going forward, which we have used for a new vineyard at our organic Elgin farm and a new block in the Helderberg. There are less than 10 hectares of Gamay currently planted in the Cape. Deep purple, with a Violet rim. Aromatic mulberry and spiced plum notes on the nose. Generous and juicy, the plate shows medium weight with ripeness and a substantial tannin that draws into a rewardingly full finish.