Warwick The Three Cape Ladies 2021
R225,00
Alluring nose with hints of rose, sweet strawberries, ripe cherry, and cedarwood. The palate is medium bodied with lots of fruit, ripe strawberry, red cherry, and violets, supported by well-integrated oak.
The Three Cape Ladies was the first Cape Blend ever bottled. It was also James Bond’s seductive wine of choice in the 007 book Carte Blanche, published in 2011.
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Specifications
In the cellar
Each component was harvested separately, de-stemmed, and sorted into a tank. The wines spent between 6 and 21 days on the skins, depending on the tannin structure.
Three or four pump-overs per day and then pressed to undergo malolactic fermentation in the tank. After completion the wine was racked in French oak barrels; 18% new, 25% second fill, 17% third fill, and 40% older oak was used for a period of 12 months before blending and a light filtration before bottling in August 2022.
Ageing
12 months
Cultivar
61% Pinotage; 22% Merlot; 17% Cabernet Sauvignon
Food Pairing
Roast lamb or venison
