{"product_id":"waterkloofboreas2020-xt3s3z","title":"WaterkloofBoreas2020","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGet to know: Waterkloof Boreas\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch5\u003eTasting Note\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eA superstar blockbuster red with some suave and elegant charm. Boreas is a wine is only bottled when one of the vineyard blocks on the Schapenberg offers up something extraordinary. This fourth release from a great vintage for reds is a wonderfully complex Bordeaux blend, predominantly Cabernet Franc. Sublimely complex aromas of redcurrant, plum and red cherry with cedary spice and a hint of pencil shaving. The predominance of Cabernet Franc gives a wine of subtlety and elegance with lifted berry fruit and a supple, finely structured mid palate. Firm yet fine tannins frame the spicy, ethereal finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecant 2 hours before serving with rib of beef or similar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eKate Says\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We love Waterkloof, and this is their top label for the very best fruit they have to offer. It’s a brilliant wine and excellent value considering its complexity and ageing potential. I’d enjoy this with something hearty and share it with someone special.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarked by the herbaceousness of the Cabernet Franc and the stemmy herbal freshness from the whole bunches. But not in the least unripe just very aromatic. Intense dark-red fruits that dominate both the nose and the palate with an unexpected youthfulness. However, the tannins are rounded and silky-smooth while being firm enough to shape all that pure, leafy fruit. Elegant and scented on the palate, with a long finish showing excellent freshness and refinement. A lovely wine, perfect now but should age well. The oak is well integrated, helping to round out the texture, though it does still show in a chocolate-like sweetness on the finish. Fortunately the freshness is sufficient to outrun the oak impression. A clever, well-made wine that should appeal widely unless you really don’t like the herbaceous side of the Cabernets. 17\/20 – Julia Harding MW – JancisRobinson.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eProducer Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded by Paul Boutinot in 2004, Waterkloof is a family-owned farm using organic practices. The farm is perched high up on the windswept Schapenberg, overlooking False Bay and The Atlantic Ocean. Living soils, naturally low yields and a long growing season help provide talented Cellarmaster Nadia Langenegger with naturally balanced grapes that are imbued with a truly defining sense of origin. Those grapes are then transformed into wine with a minimum of intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as being ECOCERT certified as organic, and working biodynamically, Waterkloof goes much further than many in its efforts to be a highly sustainable winery. A member of The Integrated Production of Wine Scheme, a voluntary environmental sustainability scheme established by the South African wine industry in 1998, and of The Wine and Agricultural Ethical Trading Association, a multi-stakeholder, non-profit voluntary organisation which actively promotes ethical trade in the wine industry, it is has also been a member of the World Wildlife Fund’s Biodiversity \u0026amp; Wine Initiative from its inception. Through a partnership between the IPW and the BWI, Waterkloof is a WWF Conservation Champion and has in place a formal nature conservation plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA selection of grapes from across the estate’s best blocks of Bordeaux varieties grown at an altitude of 240-250m. Average yield 17 hl\/ha. Hand-picked and hand-sorted grapes were whole bunch pressed (other than Cabernet Sauvignon) and naturally fermented in old, open-top, French oak foudres. Gentle maceration with foot treading and manual punch-downs. Ageing took place in French oak barriques and 9,000 ltr old oak foudres for 27 months. 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