Wine Composition

100% Pinot Noir

Winemakers Comments

Heady combination of strawberries, cherries, plums, and aniseed, all underpinned by hints of truffle, exotic mushrooms and spice. Smooth, velvety entry opens into an elegant mouthful of fruits – preserved raspberries and cherries – surrounded by oak-induced spice flavours of cinnamon and sandalwood. A fresh lively acidity provides balance to the supple and juicy tannins and the finish is lengthy, changing from fruit through to satisfying truffles and earthiness. A rich and warming wine, best enjoyed with game meats or a robust mushroom risotto

Awards

John Platter | 4 stars

Technical Analysis

Alcohol Percentage

13.81%

Total Acidity

5.5 g/l 

pH

3.51

Residual Sugar

4.3 g/l

Vinification

The grapes were hand sorted, destalked and crushed before being pumped into classic open fermenters. The grapes were cold soaked for a day and manual plunging and pump overs were done at the required intervals. After fermentation, the skins were gently pressed. The wine was put into 500 L French Oak barrels. Here it underwent malolactic fermentation. The wine spent 16 months maturing in French Oak before being bottled.   

Winemaker

Hattingh de Villiers

Winery

Tucked into the exquisite Knorhoek Valley north of Stellenbosch, Muratie Wine Estate, one of the oldest estates in South Africa, under the stewardship of Rijk Melck and his family, has been at the heart of a lot of passionate debate. This debate is centred largely around the desire to protect a century’s old wine experience that is a magnet for wine lovers around the world.

Muratie's rich history is captured in every nook and cranny. Wherever you are on the estate you cannot help being moved by a sense of the many generations that have lived and worked there. The buildings, the artifacts and even the shrubs and trees exude an aura of the colourful past reaching towards an even more fruitful future. 

Standing in front of the cellar door at Muratie, you will see a small white building, this was the first home that Lourens Campher built for his family. Beside the house is the oak tree his wife, Ansela van de Caab, planted. The strength and beauty of the tree is testament to the steadfast love Lourens had for his Ansela.