McFarlane Wines Saturday's Child Pinotage
Winemaker Alexandra McFarlane worked as a junior red winemaker under Johan Jordaan at Spier in Stellenbosch in 2014. She gained a love and respect for the vineyards, working as viticulturist at De Toren, later combining all her experience when she joined Druk My Niet in Paarl as winemaker and viticulturist in 2016.
Winemaker Alexandra McFarlane worked as a junior red winemaker under Johan Jordaan at Spier in Stellenbosch in 2014. She gained a love and respect for the vineyards, working as viticulturist at De Toren, later combining all her experience when she joined Druk My Niet in Paarl as winemaker and viticulturist in 2016.
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McFarlane Wines Saturday's Child Pinotage
Winemaker Alexandra McFarlane worked as a junior red winemaker under Johan Jordaan at Spier in Stellenbosch in 2014. She gained a love and respect for the vineyards, working as viticulturist at De Toren, later combining all her experience when she joined Druk My Niet in Paarl as winemaker and viticulturist in 2016.
The Winemaker
Winemaker Alexandra McFarlane worked as a junior red winemaker under Johan Jordaan at Spier in Stellenbosch in 2014. She gained a love and respect for the vineyards, working as viticulturist at De Toren, later combining all her experience when she joined Druk My Niet in Paarl as winemaker and viticulturist in 2016.
WINEMAKING WIZARDRY
The grapes were rigorously sorted by hand at bunch level before destemming 85% of this fruit to open top fermenters. The grapes were foot stomped and then punched down gently 3 times per day, for 10 days, before being pressed off to tank.
STYLE
A refined and elegant style of Pinotage, showcasing the grape's potential beyond its common perceptions.
TERIOR
A blend of fruit from two cool-climate sites: a young bushvine vineyard on a rocky shale slope in Durbanville.
COMPOSITION
100% Pinotage.
REGION
South Africa, Western Cape, Durbanville.
The Winemaker
Winemaker Alexandra McFarlane worked as a junior red winemaker under Johan Jordaan at Spier in Stellenbosch in 2014. She gained a love and respect for the vineyards, working as viticulturist at De Toren, later combining all her experience when she joined Druk My Niet in Paarl as winemaker and viticulturist in 2016.
WINEMAKING WIZARDRY
The grapes were rigorously sorted by hand at bunch level before destemming 85% of this fruit to open top fermenters. The grapes were foot stomped and then punched down gently 3 times per day, for 10 days, before being pressed off to tank.
TERIOR
A blend of fruit from two cool-climate sites: a young bushvine vineyard on a rocky shale slope in Durbanville.
COMPOSITION
100% Pinotage.
REGION
South Africa, Western Cape, Durbanville.
STYLE
A refined and elegant style of Pinotage, showcasing the grape's potential beyond its common perceptions.
McFarlane Wines Saturday's Child Pinotage
Winemaker Alexandra McFarlane worked as a junior red winemaker under Johan Jordaan at Spier in Stellenbosch in 2014. She gained a love and respect for the vineyards, working as viticulturist at De Toren, later combining all her experience when she joined Druk My Niet in Paarl as winemaker and viticulturist in 2016.
WINEMAKING WIZARDRY
The grapes were rigorously sorted by hand at bunch level before destemming 85% of this fruit to open top fermenters. The grapes were foot stomped and then punched down gently 3 times per day, for 10 days, before being pressed off to tank.
STYLE
A refined and elegant style of Pinotage, showcasing the grape's potential beyond its common perceptions.
REGION
South Africa, Western Cape, Durbanville.
COMPOSITION
100% Pinotage.
TERIOR
A blend of fruit from two cool-climate sites: a young bushvine vineyard on a rocky shale slope in Durbanville.
The Winemaker
Winemaker Alexandra McFarlane worked as a junior red winemaker under Johan Jordaan at Spier in Stellenbosch in 2014. She gained a love and respect for the vineyards, working as viticulturist at De Toren, later combining all her experience when she joined Druk My Niet in Paarl as winemaker and viticulturist in 2016.
