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Remhoogte Pinotage 'Vantage' Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2020 750ml
Remhoogte Pinotage 'Vantage' Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2020 750ml
SOUTH AFRICA : WESTERN CAPE : SIMONSBERG-STELLENBOSCH
SUSTAINABLE : Pinotage
MED-BODIED, DARK CHERRY, MULBERRY, FOREST FLOOR, VIOLET, NEUTRAL OAK
Pinotage is a South African original — a cross of Pinot Noir and Cinsault, bred at Stellenbosch University in 1925. The Vantage bottling draws from a single two-hectare block of 20-year-old bush vines on a south-facing granitic ridge at 350 meters on the Simonsberg mountain, exposed to Atlantic breezes and sheltered from afternoon heat. Both parentages come through: Pinot Noir's earthiness and fine-grained tannin, Cinsault's lift and aromatic freshness.
Chris Boustred ferments the majority with wild yeasts in large French oak tanks, with 15% going through carbonic maceration to lift the fruit. Eighteen months in 225-liter French oak barriques, 30% new, then bottled unfined and unfiltered.
PAIRINGS :
| Mushroom pizza with truffle oil | earthy umami mirrors the wine's forest-floor depth and dark fruit |
| Braised lamb shoulder with rosemary | firm tannin and dark fruit hold up to the richness; herbal notes echo the rosemary |
| Grilled portobello with aged goat cheese | earthy mushroom and creamy cheese pair naturally with Pinotage's savory edge |
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