Focal Point Cinsault

Cinsault is known to go with a lot of different foods. You can pair it with escargot, stew, hot smoked salmon filets, braised and roasted meat dishes. Oven roast chicken and a lovely slow roast leg of lamb.

The wine was sent to 400L and 225L old oak barrels for aging for 11 months. Bottled in January 2020.

This bush vine Cinsault originates from Paarl. The grapes were harvested at 23 balling, hand sorted to remove some died berries. The grapes were then 50% de-stemmed and 50% whole bunch fermented. Fermentation accrued naturally and took two weeks to ferment. The shins were then pressed off with a 1 ton basket press.

After nearly a decade as cellarmaster of an elite Paarl based estate and creating award-winning wines, acclaimed South African winemaker Arco Laarman ventured out and created Laarman Wines to further his passion for the art of winemaking. Laarman Wines has unveiled the maiden vintage of its premium Focal Point collection, with the release of the Focal Point Chardonnay and Focal Point Cinsault, both from the 2017 vintage. The ethos behind the Focal Point range is to express the unique character of specific vineyard sites, showcasing the depth and variety of the Western Cape’s terroir. The Cluster Series, Laarman’s maiden brand release, pays tribute to the spirit of collaboration that has defined and inspired him over his 20-year career in the South African wine industry. Being a freestanding brand not tied to a particular estate allows him to source grapes from a variety of regions, taking the strengths of each specifically chosen vineyard into account. This creates freedom to be able to cherry-pick grapes from a range of unique wine-growing regions and terroir.