Fairview

Eenzaamheid Shiraz

Name: Primo Pinotage
Brand: Fairview
Price: 580 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Shiraz from Paarl, South Africa

4.5

R580

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Dense burgundy red colour with layered aromas leads with spices, gentle cardamon and black pepper, red plum and wild berries. The palate has lots of upfront red berry fruit, hints of fynbos, ends youthful with fresh acidity and grippy tannins. Ageing potential of 5 - 8 years.

Plum

Berries

Fynbos

Black Pepper

The grapes were handpicked at 24 balling. The fruit was brought to the cellar in small lug boxes, destalked and hand sorted. All raisins, under ripe berries and stalks were removed. The sorted berries were sent straight to open French oak fermenters (foudres). A combination of manual punch downs (pigeage) and pump overs were used during fermentation. The skins were basket pressed, and malolactic fermentation was completed in 25% new French barrels, with the remainder maturing in second and third fill barrels to respect the fruit purity of the wine.

The vineyard was planted in 1996, with two Shiraz clones (SH1 and SH21) grafted onto Richter 99 rootstock. The soil type is Swartland shale - a deep, uniform decomposed soil with excellent water retention. This allows these unirrigated vines to easily ripen the crop without stressing during our hot, dry summers. Strict winter pruning and summer canopy management ensure a well-balanced crop that reaches good phenolic ripeness. A final crop thinning at veraison also ensures an even ripeness. The vineyard is regularly visited during the ripening period and tested by taste, sight and analysis to determine the optimum picking date.

Fairview

First and foremost Fairview is a working farm housing a collection of micro-businesses all sharing in a common goal – to create artisanal and sustainable produce with a focus on fine wine and cheese. We’ve been caring custodians of our land since 1693 and invite you to come and visit us and see for yourself how our farm operates supports the environment and contributes to a more holistic lifestyle. Everything we do is driven by our philosophy of being honest honouring our heritage and ensuring that ingenuity perpetually flows from our soils and cellars and straight into the heart of your relationship with us. After all at Fairview we do things differently.