Nederburg Heritage Heroes The Motorcycle Marvel

Description

Nederburg The Motorcycle Marvel is a Rhone-style red wine blend honouring the legendary Gunter Brozel, who served as Nederburg cellarmaster from 1956 to 1989. Brozel played a huge part in building Nederburg’s reputation, created Edelkeur (the first South African Noble Late Harvest) and did this whilst whizzing around on a 1954 250cc BSA motorcycle, which features on the front label.

Nederburg Wines, A South African Wine Icon

Nederburg Wines has a long wine-making history stretching back over 200 years to 1791. In that year, Phillipus Bernadus Wolvaart was granted ownership of 49 hectares of land by the Dutch East India Company. This land is in what is now Paarl. He called his new property Nederburgh. He immediately set about clearing land and planting vines. By 1808 he had planted over 63,000 vines. This laid the foundations for what was to become the wine company we know today.

Nederburg has changed hands many times through the years. For many years, it was owned by the large South African wine and spirit company, Distell. Most recently, in 2023, Distell was taken over by Heineken. It was integrated into Heineken Beverages. This is a company created by the merger of Distell and Namibia Breweries. Since 2021, the team at Nederburg has been led by cellar master and seasoned winemaker Samuel Viljoen. He is ably assisted by winemakers Zinaschke Steyn, Imellia Prins and Jamie Williams. Nederburg remains one of South Africa’s most awarded wineries. Their wines display a hallmark combination of fruit and finesse.

Nederburg The Motorcycle Marvel: Rhone-Style

Nederburg The Motorcycle Marvel Rhone-style, four-way blend of Grenache, Carignan, Shiraz and Mourvedre. The Carignan fruit was sourced from old bush vines in Paarl, while the Shiraz grapes came from trellised vines in the Groenekloof area, and the Grenache from old bush vines in Wellington. The Mourvèdre grapes were grown in Philadelphia.

Winemaking

• Each block was picked at optimum ripeness and separately vinified to add complexity
• All grapes are hand-sorted at the winery
• Grapes were fermented on the skins in open fermenters
• Extended skin contact for malolactic fermentation
• Matured in 300-litre first- and third-fill French and American oak for approximately 28 months.
• The different components were racked from barrels and blended.

2018 Vintage Blend

• Carignan: 44%
• Shiraz: 41%
• Grenache Rouge: 11%
• Mourvèdre: 4%