Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage 2016 Size:75clSlightly golden yellow with vibrant green reflections. Initial fleeting aromas are brown and dry: toasted bread, grains and hazelnut. The secondary aromas are softer: gingerbread, marzipan, barley sugar. Finally, the most persistent background notes are fruity and floral: plum, mirabelle, quince, orange blossom and aniseed. Sensations enfold effortlessly, akin to a fading scene in a movie or a gentle wave rolling over smooth sand before softly
we've made two wines and blended them together: a bright and zingy Gros Manseng fermented to dryness into which we've blended a smaller proportion of late harvest Gros Manseng
The palate is crisp and textural with impressions of stone fruit
The wine is then infused with several botanicals including wormwood
and elegant
and white cherry all ride out on a wave of honey tinged with sage
The result is a veritable rich Christmas cake of flavours
juicier reds
One of South Africa's finest examples of the grape and a true vin de garde
Vineyards are worked sustainably
We were so proud of our first “Ripasso” made with a selection of our best grapes
The purity and acidity in this wine would pair well with salads including fresh fennel or raw courgette
with blue cheeses or fruit desserts
