Jordan Wines Cobblers Hill, Stellenbosch

Description

Jordan Wines Cobblers Hill is the flagship red wine blend from Jordan Wines, Stellenbosch. It is their top Cape blend, the ultimate expression of Jordan terroir. This limited-release wine honours the Jordan family’s heritage as master cobblers and is available to buy now at Fareham Wine Cellar.

Jordan Wine Estate

The Jordan Wine Estate is located in Stellenbosch Kloof. The estate was founded in 1982 when Ted and Sheelagh Jordan bought the 164-hectare Stellenbosch property. Ted’s son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Kathy Jordan, took over the reins of the estate in 1993. Gary was a geologist by training, and Kathy was an economist.

Both had worked in the family winery until 1988, when they went overseas to study at the University of California, Davis. Gary studied the Programme in Viticulture and Oenology, as did Kathy, who also studied marketing courses in the Department of Agricultural Economics. They returned to South Africa in the early 1990s, built the winery in 1992 and started the journey to becoming the phenomenal husband and wife winemaking team they are today.

Jordan Wine Estate Vineyards

Ted Jordan embarked on an extensive replanting programme in the 1980s, concentrating on planting classic varieties. Today, the vineyards are planted with Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Assyrtiko for the white wines and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz and Petit Verdot for the red wines.

The wines are borne out of fastidious vineyard management, innovative canopy management and selecting varieties and clones specifically suited to the various soils and slopes. Cool hillside vineyards were planted to classic varieties, and a modern family-run winery has combined to produce distinctive wines displaying the ripe concentrated fruity accessibility of the New World, with the complex elegance of classic wine. There are several ranges of wines, including the classic estate varietal range and the flagship range, including this wine and the Nine Yards Chardonnay.

Jordan Cobbler’s Hill Winemaking

The grapes for the Jordan Wines Cobblers Hill come from are situated on old decomposed Cape granite soils, they are west-facing, located at 220m and the vines have an average age of 22 years.

• After being harvested, the grapes were fermented in overhead retort-shaped, stainless steel fermentors at 28°C.
• Three pump-overs are performed daily over the fermenting cap.
• Wine pressed and racked to barrels.
• Malolactic fermentation is completed in barrels.
• A selection of the best barrels was made.
• Wine aged for a total of 18 months in 225-litre French oak barrels.

Classic Cape Blend

The 2021 Jordan Cobblers Hill is a blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot.

A UK Connection

The Jordan’s have recently released the first English wines, called Tidebrook, from their Mousehall Estate in Sussex.