{"product_id":"false-bay-bush-vine-pinotage","title":"False Bay 'Bush Vine' Pinotage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e South Africa \u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Western  Cape\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e100% Pinotage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red Wine \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e False Bay Vineyards \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTHE MISSION – Named after South Africa’s most iconic bay, which frames the country’s premium winelands, False Bay Vineyards was borne out of a desire to make ‘real’ wine affordable.  Back in 1994, long before founding Waterkloof – his biodynamic vineyard overlooking False Bay- Paul Boutinot came to The Western Cape to seek out and rescue grapes from old, balanced and under-appreciated vineyards. These treasures were otherwise destined to be lost in the large co-operative blends that were dominating South Africa’s wine industry back then. Unusually for that time, Paul transformed those cape gems into wines with a minimum of intervention: Wild yeasts ferments, no acid additions…you know the drill. A familiar story to many ‘real wine’ lovers now, but back then he was swimming against the tide. Even today, making wine this way at the price-level is almost unheard of. Today the simple recipe remains the same: Fantastic coastal fruit, naturally balanced grapes and wild yeast ferments abound, with additions avoided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes for False Bay Bush Vine Pinotage stem from a single vineyard of unirrigated bush vines in Stellenbosch. The attraction to this mature (planted in 1996), coastal, bush vine vineyard were the cooler temperatures and small, naturally balanced and concentrated berries. Made by Waterkloof's talented young Cellarmaster Nadia Barnard. Balanced grapes are hand harvested, fermented spontaneously with wild yeast and then raised in large wooden casks (or 'foudre' en Francais). The resulting wine therefore, is perhaps more 'Pino' than 'Tage'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWild yeast fermented and aged in large French oak foudres, this is richly-fruited with savoury dark fruits of plum, blackcurrant and blueberry with a cocoa and barbecued meat finish. So moreish and impressively long on the finish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFood Matches: \u003c\/b\u003ePairs perfectly with sausage, mash \u0026amp; gravy or pork belly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"False Bay Vineyards","offers":[{"title":"6 Bottle Case","offer_id":59100507472203,"sku":"WOLRE13917S","price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"12 Bottle Case","offer_id":59100507504971,"sku":"WOLRE13918S","price":180.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Single Bottle","offer_id":59100507537739,"sku":"WOLRE13919S","price":17.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0213\/9218\/files\/False_Bay_Pinotage.webp?v=1793617944","url":"https:\/\/wineonline.ie\/products\/false-bay-bush-vine-pinotage","provider":"WineOnline","version":"1.0","type":"link"}