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Southern Right Pinotage is a red wine made from grapes sourced a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean, mainly from the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley wine-growing appellation, which lies in the Walker Bay wine district. It is bottled as a Wine of Origin Cape Coast.
Southern Right Cellars was founded as a Pinotage specialist in 1994 by Anthony Hamilton Russell. Russell is the owner of nearby Hamilton Russell Vineyards (whose wines are also available to buy at Fareham Wine Cellar). The wines were originally made at Hamilton Russell but, in August 2005, some land behind the old fishing village of Hermanus became available, and Southern Right gained a permanent base of its own.
The 448-hectare Southern Right property is located in the cool, maritime Hemel-en-Aarde Valley appellation, approximately 3 kilometres from the South Atlantic Ocean at Walker Bay. Hamilton Russell Vineyards abuts the estate’s eastern border. A new winery was completed in 2009 and eventually the Pinotage was joined by Southern Right Sauvignon Blanc.
The main focus is on producing terroir-driven wines. Southern Right’s strong, cooling, maritime influence and extremely old and stony clay-rich soils have allowed them to redefine South Africa’s unique variety, Pinotage.
Vineyard Sources: Grapes sourced from Hemel-en-Aarde Valley (20%), Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley (44%), Walker Bay (2%), and Swartland (34%).
Soil Type: Low-vigour, stony, clay-rich, shale-derived soil.
Grape Composition: 100% Pinotage (some previous vintages included other grape varieties).
Maturation: 100% barrel matured with 100% malolactic fermentation.
Ageing: Barrel aged for 9 months in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fill French oak barrels.
The home of Southern Right Cellars is right outside of Hermanus, a town where people come from all over the world to watch the whales in Walker Bay. The wine is named after the Southern Right Whale. With every bottle sold, Southern Right Wines contributes to the conservation of the Southern Right Whale and conservation in the area. Anthony Hamilton Russell also manages more than 200 hectares of pristine Cape Mountain Fynbos as a nature reserve, for example.
Southern Right is an intense, classically styled, clay-grown wine, packed with complex berry fruit, beautiful tannins, and subtle spice. Full ripeness and the longer fruit hang-time afforded by cooler sites, combined with the complex, more classic fruit aromas and structure resulting from clay-rich soil, make this wine a highly individual expression of South Africa’s unique grape variety.
Drink with smoked duck and pulled pork dishes. This Pinotage will stand up to spicy and smoky flavours along with classic South African cuisine such as Braai (South African Barbeque).
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