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Vilafonté Series C 2020

R2,341.00

Region: Stellenbosch

Tasting note:

“In the glass, the wine displays an intensely dark, alluring purple black colour and an expressive aromatics of violets, sweet macerated black cherries, blue berries, smoky cassis and touches of Christmas pudding, sweet cherry tobacco, melted liquorice, milk chocolate and ginger cake nuances. There are slight caramelised touches to the aromatics with hints of vanilla pod, clove oil, camphor and sweet cedar spice that melt seamlessly back into the rich, opulent black and blue fruited complexity. Full, rich and elegantly textured, the palate is laden with spicy black fruits, black cherry compote, black currant pastille and intriguing layers of cinnamon spice, salty liquorice and sun raisined blue berries. There in an impressive intensity and concentration on display yet the wine remains fine grained, harmonious and fresh, finishing with spicy, supple velvety tannins and yet more stony, pithy minerality. Delightfully ripe and sometimes erring on the side of hedonistic exoticism, the core essence of this wine is nevertheless built around balance, concentration, purity of fruit and brazen intensity without ever becoming overbearing. A wonderfully individual expression of the vintage, this delicious 2020 continues the Series C’s rock-solid consistency of premium form. Drink from 2024 and comfortably over the next 10 to 12+ years.” – Greg Sherwood MW

 

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Founded in 1997, this forty-two hectare estate on the bench of the Simonsberg Mountains with its unique vilafontes
soils, served as the fuse to their vision.  Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec confirmed its affinity to the ancient soils, dated as being somewhere between 750 000 and 1.5 million years old.  Planted at high density, these vines adhere to the exquisite struggle; encouraging smaller vines, lower yields and highly concentrated fruit. Vilafonté wines are exclusively from grapes grown on their property. The cooling maritime influence has created a Mediterranean climate – wet and cold winters, paired with long dry summers that create an extremely favourable environment for the production of fine wine.
Vilafontes soils are one of the oldest documented soil types. A unique defining characteristic of this site is the presence of stone age cutting tools. The origin of these stone tools have been attributed to a branch of human evolution called Homo ergaster (meaning “the working man”), between 1.4 million and 1.9 million years ago. Remarkably, as these tools were found on the surface of the soil, it confirms the fact that the region has never experienced glaciation, volcanic disturbances or more recent sedimentary deposits, which have left the top soils undisturbed for millennia. These healthy but nutrient deficient soils cradle the vines into producing wines driven by character, purity and refinement with a perfect tension ubiquitous to each vintage produced.
Twenty-two months in sixty-eight percent new French oak barrique, with the balance in older French oak; the Series C 2020 consists of Cabernet Sauvignon (58%), Merlot (24%), Malbec (10%) and Cabernet Franc (8%). Sixty-one barrels were produced.