Name: Grangehurst Pinotage 2012
Brand: Grangehurst
Price: 22 EUR
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Grangehurst Pinotage 2012

A beautiful Pinotage from a small winery. Styled rather to elegance and finesse. Mature, thanks to the older vintage with garnet colour with brick edges. The nose is absolutely typical, into black cherry, cranberry, smoked almond, spice and tobacco. On the palate the wine is perfectly balanced, rather medium-bodied with velvety ripe tannins and great fresh acidity.

Matouš Forman 91

2012 / 0.75l / 14% / Stellenbosch - South Africa

About the winery

Big man's little winery. Jeremy Walker named the winery Grangehurst to pay tribute to his parents by combining the names of their homes in England in one word. In 1952 his parents moved to South Africa and so began the journey of this great winery, which Jeremy founded in 1992. The first vintage produced at Grangehurst was awarded Champion Wine at the South African Young Wine Show which was the start of a dream come true for their small wine cellar. In 1996 Jeremy was invited to join the Cape Winemaker's Guild, an association of innovative winemakers who have made a significant contribution to the development of South African winemaking. His motto is to 'take things, and wine, in your stride'. He is thus a unique winemaker who only releases his wines when he considers them ready. Thus, his current vintages, are always at least 10 years old from harvest and yet still have a lot to go.

Terroir

Stellenbosch lies just 40 km east of Cape Town. The Simonsberg Mountains to the north separate it from Paarl, while the Hottentot Holland Mountains to the east separate it from Walker Bay. False Bay lies about 12 miles (20 km) to the south.

Granite and sandstone soils are found throughout Stellenbosch. Due to their high clay content, they have excellent water retention properties, although they are free draining. Sufficient winter rainfall allows growers to keep irrigation to a minimum. Much has been made of the suitability of the soils in Stellenbosch for growing particularly premium red wine grapes.

The climate in the area is relatively hot and dry, although the influence of the False Bay sea is evident in the south. In the afternoons, the vineyards are buffeted by a cool south-easterly wind, which refreshes the grapes after the hot morning sun. White wine varieties are often planted closer to the ocean where this effect is more pronounced.