Wildflower Hanepoot Jeripigo by Darling Cellars
A delicious fortified dessert style wine from Darling Cellars made with the Muscat grape, otherwise
known as ‘Hanepoot’ in South Africa
Tasting Notes
Beautifully fragrant Muscat flavours fill the glass together with honeysuckle notes; and luscious citrus and ripe yellow peace flavours; sweetness well balanced with lively acidity for along and fruity aftertaste. A delicious fortified dessert wine.
Blend Information
100% Hanepoot
Food Suggestions
Delicious on its own, especially on a cold winter’s day! This wine can be enjoyed in winter with a spicey curry dish, but can also be served well chilled on a hot summer’s day.
In The Vineyard
Climate: Hot summer, moderate to cold winter
Rainfall: 350 – 400mm per annum
Soil: Weathered granite
Trellis system: Bush vine
Irrigation: Un irrigated
About The Harvest
Balling at Harvest: 22,5°B
In The Cellar
Destalk and Crush. After 24 hours skin contact at 7°C, with continuous pump overs to extract maximum flavours the juice was drained from the static separators, settled and then fortified with wine spirits.
Additional Information
The two factors which play the most important role in determining the character and quality of a wine are nature (soil, climate and location) and the human hand (cultivar choice, viticultural practices and winemaking techniques). Of these two, nature is considered to be the more important factor with a greater influence.
The Darling area historically is a dairy area and only the last 10 – 15 years, grape growing has come to the fore. Renowned for its wild flowers, it is one of the Western Cape’s most diverse areas. The Darling Wildflower Society was founded in 1915 with an annual show in September.
The area was used during the 18 hundreds by the government of the day to fatten their cattle, as the area had large plains of natural grass. The traditional produce was game, salt and butter.
These days an abundance of businesses thrive in Darling. Wine, dairy, baskets, olives, sand and water are some of the industries which, along with tourism, makes Darling tick along.
To see our full range of Darling Cellars wines go to the web page by clicking here
For more information visit www.darlingtourism.co.za
Wildflower Hanepoot Jeripigo by Darling Cellars
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