Spioenkop Wines6x 1900 Gen. L. Botha Pinot Noir 2017

About

When aquiring the farm 2008, it had the name Spioenkop, for its ressemblance to the hill in Natal where the Battle of Spioenkop took place in 1900. Koen, being passionate about history and story telling, decided to keep the name and use the Spioenkop Hill as inspiration for the brand. 

Hence the 2 ranges: Spioenkop and 1900. Spioenkop includes the atypical varietals - atypical for the Elgin region: Pinotage, Chenin and Riesling. 1900 are the classic Elgin varietals such as Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. This does not mean there is a difference in quality: all of the wines are made with the same passion and sense for precision. It rather reflects the stubborness of the winemaker :-)

Also, Koen likes to talk about his wines as his Ladies and therefore decided to name 3 wines after strong women who played a prominent role in the Anglo-Boer War, or broader, in South-African history.

Product Features

• From Spioenkop's single vineyard "Gen L. Botha".
• After fermentation, the grape-skins were slowly pressed in a stainless steel basket press.
• Natural malolactic fermentation in selected barrels.
• Barrel aged without racking, for 11 months – no fining, no sulphur and no filtering.
• Subtle Pinot fruit flavours of ripe plum, black cherries red forest berries and jellied fruit. 
• A lovely backbone structure with some black pepper, red rabarber and pomegranate complexity. 
• A fruity, savoury structure with a soft acidity and firmness. 
• Well structured, with attractive red/black forest fruit and meaty red cherries surprises the palate with a gorgeous flourish of tense violet and ripe fruit with a good backbone of spiciness.
• Enjoy on its own, or with mushroom risotto.

Product Specifications 

• Alcohol by Volume: 13.75%
• Region: Grabouw

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