Stok by Paaltjie

Pairs well with charred lamb chops, spicy Moroccan tagine and Spanish classics like paella.

The grapes were harvested from low yielding terraced stok by paaltjie (vine by post) vineyards, planted on the east facing slopes of Paarl Mountain at Fairview. The soil type in this particular vineyard block consists of decomposed granite and deep Malmesbury shale soils. The vineyard is inter-planted with rows of fynbos indigenous to the Paarl Mountain Reserve. A parcel from the rocky shale soils were selected for this wine.

Maturation for a further 9 months before a light filtration and bottling.

The fruit was hand-harvested in the early morning and brought to the cellar where 20% were whole bunch thrown into the bottom of the foudre and rest remained sorted and destemmed on top. The grapes were then allowed to cold soak for one day before fermentation was initiated in foudre (open-top French oak barrels). Thereafter, the grapes were punched down twice a day with aeration if needed in the form of délestage. After the peak of fermentation, the wine was only pumped over once a day until the fermentation finished. The wine was basket pressed and transferred to older French oak for malolactic fermentation.

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.