Goedehoop EstateShiraz 2012 (R133.50 per Bottle, 6 Bottles)
R799
About
Goede Hoop Wine Estate is situated deep in a Stellenbosch valley known as the Bottelary Kloof. The estate is an absolute hidden gem in the industry. In 1928 the Bestbier family purchased the wine estate and today Pieter Bestbier is a third-generation winemaker on Goede Hoop. With a focus on ageing and cellaring to perfection, cellar master Pieter Bestbier maintains constant humidity and temperatures to create and maintain the perfect environment for wines to develop. The wines coming from the cellar are well structured and have years in them to further mature. Although released to be drunk, I would happily say that you could hold onto the bottles for another 3-5 years drinking whenever that special occasion arrises.
Product Features
- Packed with spicy black fruit and silky tannins, this full-bodied wine has everything it needs to pair with full-flavoured foods.
- It offers pristine fruit, classy use of oak and natural winemaking making it top quality.
- Thick Ribeye steak, topped off with melted farm style garlic butter.
- Two hundred and fifty metres separate the lowest and highest vineyards and meso-climates abound as the temperatures and rainfall differences between these vineyards are considerable.
Product Specifications
- Varietal: Shiraz
- Origin: Stellenbosch
- Wine Maker: P.J. Bestbier
- ABV 14%
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