Fram Pinotage 2017 (750ml)

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Producer	Fram
Country	South Africa
Region	Olifants River
Subregion	Citrusdal Mountain
Varietal	Pinotage
Vintage	2017
Sku	00922
Size	750ml

 

The Fram Pinotage opens with ripe red fruits with a touch of Fennel and "Fynbos". A concentrated yet vibrant palate of cherry and plum with good structure and a fine grippy tannin.

Sourced from a 1981 vineyard 30km north of Clanwilliam. This wine fermented naturally for 15 days with 15% stems included and a small portion of Cinsault was blended in from the adjacent vineyard. Aged for 20 months in first fill Austrian oak foudre.

These grapes are from a farm in the hills north west of Clanwilliam. Red sandy soils and struggling vines, battling for survival. But grapes, like most other living things, tend to be at their strongest when they are fighting for survival.

The 2017 vintage is for my money the best vintage I’ve encountered in my 23 years of making wine. Every year I would strive to make a balanced wine, but in 2017 there was a natural balance that came out of the vineyard. It sounds all very hocus pocus and don’t ask me to explain it, but that’s the way it was. Enjoy now or over the next 20 years.