Radford Dale

Vinum Pinotage

Name: Vinum Gamay Noir
Brand: Radford Dale
Price: 199 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Rating: Jancis Robinson 17 (4 reviews)

Pinotage from Stellenbosch, South Africa

R183

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Radford Dale

We believe Pinotageis a fantastic yet misunderstood varietal which benefits from a gentle touch, in order to uncover its true potential and unique qualities. This vintage of Radford Dale Vinum Pinotage expresses the real nature of what this grape has to offer: refreshing, juicy black fruits with poise and elegance and ripe tannins.

Blackberries

Black Cherries

Red Cherries

Dark Plum

Radford Dale wines are “uncommonly natural”, as their Head of Viticulture and Winemaking likes to say. Radford Dale prides itself on their approach of minimal intervention winemaking, meaning they do everything in their power to make sure the vineyard is part of the local ecosystem (this means minimal pesticides- they prefer boosting beneficial microorganisms instead; nicely deterring local wildlife from sampling the grapes by using nature-friendly methods like spreading dog hair a local groomer to keep birds and bucks away; and composting to remove the need for conventional fertilizer).

Radford Dale

Founded in 1998 by Alex Dale, Radford Dale set about the Cape in search of exciting vineyard parcels for their chosen specialist varietals. Today, they have two producing wineries. The first is located in Stellenbosch, predominantly focused on sourcing maritime influenced parcels around the Helderberg and Polkadraai. Here, they produce the cult, single vineyard wines of Renaissance Chenin Blanc and Frankenstein Pinotage, and the Radford Dale Vinum range; a set of six wines that consistently overdeliver on style to price. The 2022 vintage marked the maiden release from their own vineyards purchased in Elgin under Radford Dale Organic, with the release of four single varietal Estate wines, the only organic certified vineyards in the region. More recently, they have co-founded South Africa’s first Organic Wine Association. They continue to reintroduce Gamay Noir to the Cape, establishing the first new plantings for some 20 years. It’s a varietal geared up to thrive in warm conditions, and on granite soils. Stylistically, Gamay also embodies Radford Dale’s championing of elegant, refreshing red wines.