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Kleinood Tamboerskloof Mourvédre (meevaller) 2023

R460,00

The medium-light colour and the attractive strawberry and spice on the nose suggest a light-bodied, even frivolous, wine. However, the leather, tobacco box and mocha notes allude to something more.

With the fresh entry showing sour cherry and strawberry, the wine moves to good weight on the mid-palate and texture all-round with hints of oak, vanilla and spice.

The finish lingers on with chocolate and cherry, yet stays focused due to a good acidity level.

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Specifications

SKU: TAM_003 Alcohol Volume: 12,73% Sugar: 1.7g/l

In the cellar

The grapes are sorted, de-stemmed, re-sorted and crushed slightly. Using gravity, the grapes are transported to an open square stainless-steel tank. Juice is fermented at 25°C and left for 14 days for maceration - 40% whole bunch fermented. The wine is matured for 16 months in second fill, 500L French oak.

In the vineyard

From the small patch of fickle Mourvèdre grapes grown on Kleinood Farm, the Tamboerskloof Syrah takes its share. With this vintage, what remained was too good to waste, and we created this wine. Only 3 barrels produced.

Ageing

16 months

Cultivar

100% Mourvèdre

Food Pairing

The wine will pair well with venison or beef fillet accompanied by some berries and fresh sage or mint.

Awards and Recognition

93 points Wine Magazine

About the Wine Estate

Kleinood lies nestled in the Blaauwklippen Valley outside Stellenbosch, where, from a delicate balance between science and passion, the Tamboerskloof wines were born. The de Villiers families have left deep footprints in the history of the South African wine industry through the centuries, and Kleinood and the Tamboerskloof wines are no exception. In the year 2000 Gerard de Villiers, a direct descendant of French Huguenot Jacob De Villiers, and his wife, Libby, found the piece of land that stole their hearts – complete with mountains, river and a pristine tract of indigenous forest. They named the farm Kleinood - the Afrikaans word from Dutch and German origin, means something small and precious. is is exactly what Kleinood means to them – a small farm, very dear to their hearts, specialising in the production of only a Syrah-based red wine, a small production of Viognier and Syrah Rosé as well as de Boerin extra virgin olive oil. Before moving to Kleinood, Gerard, Libby and their two children, Spicer and Katharien, lived in the Cape Town suburb Tamboerskloof for 25 years. Hence, the name of the wines, which is, too, an integral part of the de Villiers family history. Gerard, an Engineer by profession, devoting his substantial skills and energies to designing cellars for some of the biggest names in the Cape and international wine industry, designed the winery, using his experience to design a state of the art winery without losing contact with traditional wine making methods. Libby designed and created timeless buildings with strong traditional Cape influences. Everything is simply and holistically designed and dedicated to explore and develop the full potential of the farm and their personal skills to produce the best wine Kleinood is capable of. The distinctive, yet characteristically understated, Tamboerskloof wine labels are hand printed with an antique wooden press on hand made paper, hand torn to size and pasted onto each individual bottle. The front label bears the wine’s name and vintage. The back label states its provenance. The sole insignia depicts a sheep bearing a flag, derived from the official de Villiers family crest. The first Rhône-style Syrah was bottled and released in 2002 followed by the 2006 maiden vintage Viognier. Then followed Tamboerskloof Katharien Syrah Rosé in 2011 followed by, the single vineyard block flagship, John Spicer Syrah. The wines have been lauded by critics and wine lovers alike and awarded many prestigious awards both locally and internationally. As the name so aptly reflects, this is very much a personal and highly individual project where no viticultural or oenological effort is spared to produce wines of excellence. However, primarily, Kleinood is a home where, once again, a de Villiers family has come home to roost.

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