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Country: | South Africa |
| Region: | Paarl Valley |
| Producer: | Fairview (click on the name for more details) |
| Winemaker: | Anton de Jager Click here for winemakers notes |
| ABV: | 14.5% |
| Awards: | 2001 Vintage: International Wine Challenge 2002 Bronze
2000 Vintage: International Wine Challenge 2001 Bronze
2000 Vintage: International Wines and Spirits Competition Gold |
| Recommended by: | What a beauty. ... The opulent peach and hazelnut aroma, coupled with the rich, round, ripe palate is sheer perfection....
The Wine List 2002 (2001 vintage)
Subtle, delicate yet wonderfully persistent.
Superplonk 2002 (2001 vintage)
.. rich, full-bodied and subtly oaked dry white, with its lingering dried apricot and peach flavours ...
Anthony Rose, The Independent - 27 Jan 2001 (2000 vintage) |
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| Tasting Notes / Comments: | This wine from the Paarl region of South Africa, shows a ripe, powerful nose with fennel seed and camomille. Unctuous palate feel with that camomille note persisting, along with apricot and guava flavors. Full, rich and explosively fruity on the finish.
Virginia Wine Guide (2001 vintage)
A wine with a pale clear, straw hue, with the honeyed smell so typical of Viognier. It is extremely pleasant on the nose and a burst of fruit accompanies the sweetness and initial apricots give way to something closer to pineapple. Incidentally the oakiness isn’t lost and adds a touch of cream to the smell. The taste is initially drier with more acid than expected. We recognised the smokiness others referred to. The taste develops with more fruit appearing and a hint of nuts. There is good long finish to this wine.
'Enjoying Viognier' (2000 vintage)
Brilliantly made Viognier is one of the most hedonistic of wine drinking experiences. In only their third vintage, Fairview have perfectly captured the intoxicating aromas and velvet-like texture of this majestic grape variety. Greatness beckons.
Oddbins (1999 vintage)
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