Journeys End

V5 Cabernet Franc

Name: V1 Chardonnay
Brand: Journeys End
Price: 260 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Rating: Winemag.co.za 91 (3 reviews)

Cabernet Franc from Stellenbosch, South Africa

R285

Bottle size:

750 ml

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This wine displays intense ripe cherry, savoury olive and wild fynbos characters on the nose rounded up by a sweet cinnamon spice from generous oak maturation. Great balance is exhibited on the palate with coastal freshness, Mediterranean minerality and soft powdery tannins with a lengthy finish. Best drunk now and until 2031.

Ripe Cherries

Olives

Fynbos

Cinnamon Spice

The grapes were processed immediately after picking early in the morning, they were hand sorted and destemmed before filling the 5000L truncated open top casks for fermentation. Fermentation in these vessels tend to finish quickly lasting 10-15 days between 18 – 26˚C. During fermentation, suspended dry skins are gently punched back into the ferment ensuring gentle tannin extraction. The wine is then pressed off the skins and undergoes malolactic fermentation as well as a 14-month barrel maturation period in second fill French oak. This wine required no stabilizing and is vegan friendly, Filtered and bottled on 13 February 2023.

Journeys End

In 1995 the Gabb family (originally from Shropshire UK) took control of this picturesque wine farm surrounded by 20 ha of gorgeous vineyards. They have invested heavily in both the vineyards and the winery since then – with the estate growing to 120ha by July 2011. The initial Journey’s End investment was made by Roger Gabb who at that time was Founder and Managing Director of Western Wines. Following the sale of Western Wines to Constellation brands in 2006 the family turned their focus to their estate Journey’s End. Upon taking the helm in 2007 Roger’s son Rollo has since invested further into the estate through vineyard purchases and infrastructure.