Warwick Estate - Pinotage 'The First Lady' 2019

Warwick Estate - Pinotage 'The First Lady' 2019

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The nose shows dark cherries, strawberries, bitter chocolate and cured meats.

The palate is light and lively with great fruit and fine powdery tannins with the same cherry notes following through on to the palate along with rooibos tea and touch of oak spice.

Grapes are picked at optimal ripeness and transported to the cellar and de-stemmed into tank. The wine spent between 7 and 14 days on the skins depending on the tannin structure, with three or four pump-overs per day and then pressed to undergo malolactic fermentation in tank. After completion, the wine was aged for 14 months with various types of oak, none new, before blending and a light filtration and bottling in June 2020. 

Have with barbecued pork spare-ribs.

 

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Warwick Estate

Warwick Estate is a high-end South African winery in the Stellenbosch region of South Africa. The Estate has a rich farming history dating back to 1771.

Then a fruit farm, Warwick only emerged on the forefront of South Africa’s wine scene when Stan and Norma Ratcliffe bought the estate in 1964 and started developing the land with an extensive focus on the classic Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Through determination and commitment, Norma Ratcliffe became one of the Cape’s first female winemakers – and one of its most illustrious wine personalities, whose legacy is immortalised in the Warwick “First Lady” range.

The first wine under the Warwick label was released in 1984, then named “La Femme Bleu” – “Blue Lady” as it is known today. Two years later, in 1986, the Warwick Trilogy – a three-varietal Bordeaux-style blend – was released and has since been recognised as a truly iconic wine, with many vintages adorning some of the greatest wine lists in the world. Throughout the years, Warwick’s wines have won many awards, firmly establishing the brand as a South African icon.

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Pinotage

Pinotage is the red grape variety of South Africa. It was created in the 1920s by crossing Pinot Noir and Cinsault. The idea was to get the lightness and aromatics of Pinot Noir and the heat-hardiness of Cinsault. Since then it has become the trademark red grape variety of South Africa.

 

--------THE REGION--------

Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch is the leading quality region in South Africa. It is home to many of the most famous estates and many of the top wines. Generally speaking it is a red wine hub with Pinotage, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon at the helm, though recently more white wines are taking over.