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Vilafonté Seriously Old Dirt 2021

R318.00

Region: Stellenbosch

Tasting note:

“Moving more towards a distinctly Cabernet Sauvignon dominated blend compared to earlier editions which often featured more Merlot and Malbec, this rich ruby red coloured wine shows all the classic aromatics of black currant, strawberry shortbread, gingerbread cookie dough, cherry tobacco and hints of vanilla pod spice. Always a wine that unashamedly aspires to a higher, more hedonistic mantra, like the 2019, this 2020 exhibits a supremely well-honed, polished, elegant textural mouthfeel with effortlessly friendly tannins, an intense but weightless black and red berry fruit concentration and a plush, long, tightly focused finished. Knowing that this wine traditionally holds a lot of secrets, I reviewed it over two consecutive night’s tasting but came to the same conclusion in the end – that this is yet another very polished wine with age-worthy credentials that will appeal to seasoned collectors and the man in the street alike. A serious wine that is also seriously delicious! Drink from release and over the next 10 to 15 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.

Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon (86%), Merlot (8%), Malbec (4%) and Cabernet Franc (2%).