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Jasper Raats The Silk Weaver Sangiovese 2022

R286.00

Region: Stellenbosch

Tasting note:

“Sangiovese, the classical Italian red grape variety derives its name from the Latin Sangius Jovis, meaning “the blood of Jupiter”. This wine is a rare Stellenbosch interpretation of the medium- bodied Sangiovese grape. On the nose, the wine shows dark berry fruit and a warm glowing hint of spice. Flavours abound displaying warm cedar wood, black cardamom and a rich mulberry finish that lingers lusciously on the palate. Well-rounded, grippy tannins make for a wine which is accessible now, but with enough structure and balance to age and reward well in years to come.” – Winemaker

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Longridge Estate is a sustainable winery whose aim is to ‘produce world-class wines in a natural way, applying the age-old traditions of natural winemaking and respecting our land, by not using any herbicides, pesticides or chemical sprays,’ says Jasper Raats, Cellar Master & General Manager. Located in Stellenbosch, Longridge focuses on Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinotage. Together with their natural, organic and biodynamic methods, they also have free-roaming ducks on the farm which help control insects and other pests, as well as cattle that wander about freely and provide manure for the farm.

This wine is dedicated to a group of 30 Italian Immigrants that came to South Africa in the mid 1800 to start a silk industry near Knysna. They were highly skilled and came from the northern Italian town of Como, many of them from families that have been silkworm farmers and silk weavers for generations. They were coaxed to South Africa by the Colonial Government on the insistence of Lord Barrington with promises of land, free passage, and the existence of a Mulberry forest in the Gouna hills near Knysna. Little did they know that the wild Mulberry trees were totally unsuitable for silkworm farming and that the area they were located to, was untamed forest, full of Elephants and other wildlife. They were devastaded, but in spite of not getting further help from the government and having spent all their savings, they persevered, with many ending up having to work as loggers, wood workers etc in order to survive, making their exceptionally soft hands, a requisite for the silk trade, into hard callous hands used for hard labour. Like the Robollini’s, many of their progeny today still live in the Knysna area.