The Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes are grown on both the Fairview estate in Paarl as well as our Houmoed farm in Stellenbosch. The Fairview merlot is planted on the lower slopes of the Paarl Mountain, in decomposed granite soils, and the Fairview cabernet on sandy soils. The Houmoed farm has shale soils. Petit Verdot and Malbec are grown in Agter Paarl. The grapes are crushed and destalked. Bordeaux yeasts are used and fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks, with daily pumpovers. The wine is pressed off, and malolactic fermentation is completed in tank. The wine is transferred to barrel, predominantly 2nd to 4th fill French oak barriques, and matured for 12 months. The wine is then blended, lightly filtered and bottled. The blend comprises Merlot (48%), Cabernet Sauvignon (28%), Malbec (l3%) and Petit Verdot (11%).
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