£23.99
Only 2000 bottles made
This Méthode Cap Classique is from Vierfontein, a 25 hectare farm located just outside the town of Napier, some 30 minutes drive from the ocean on the Cape south coast. Vineyards were first planted here in the early 2000s and owner, Jannie Gutters, supplies grapes to some very good addresses, but he does bottle some wine under his own Dâbar label, which is where this MCC was first destined.
The base wine is a blend of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir, with both fermented in barrel. It was bottled in January 2016 and, after Rick had confirmed his interest, dégorgé in December 2020. A total of some 60 months on the lees, with a relatively low dosage of 8g/litre.
The title, Come quickly, I am drinking the stars is attributed to Dom Perignon on what is claimed by the Champenois as the night he ‘invented’ Champagne. Sadly, the quote is nothing more than apocryphal. This evocative declaration is said to have been first used on a Champagne poster advertisement dating back to the 1880s. During his tenure at the Abbey of Hautvilliers, DP was as much trying to get the bubbles out of the bottle as propagate them…
£10.99
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£21.99
This hand crafted boutique wine has been matured for more than 18 months in French oak barrels and bottle matured. Intense Ruby Garnet in colour. Plums, dry prunes, damsons and cherries with hints of dry mint, cinnamon and violets and notes of spices and herbs. Full and rich, juicy and appealing....
£13.80
A fresh, crispy, full character, easy drinking pleasure. This fruity, dry white wine was carved from dry land bush vines from the granite slopes of the Paardeberg in the Swartland.