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Producer
Franschhoek Cellar
Franschhoek Cellar
Franschhoek Cellar
The town of Franschhoek was founded by French Huguenots in 1688. Franschhoek Cellar is a wine co-operative producer for a community of grape farmers in the Franschhoek valley of South Africa. As a pillar of the community, they operate as a private cellar delivering fantastic quality wines with a distinctive personality and character that emulates the grace and charm of their French Huguenot heritage. They produce a range of three white and three red varietal wines, that represent excellent value.
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Region
Coastal Region
Coastal Region
Coastal Region
Forming the core of the South African wine industry, the Coastal Region is located in the Western Cape, and accounts for half of the vineyard area in South Africa. Encompassing amongst others, Stellenbosch, Paarl, and Constantia, the area is closely linked with South Africa's viticultural history. Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and mountain ranges to the south and east, the topography of the region creates a cooler maritime climate near to the coast and a more settled Mediterranean climate further inland. A wide range of soil types is found here, with granite, schist and sandstone common. Grape varieties planted across the region are diverse, with the cooler regions home to plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, and the warmer inland areas close to the mountain ranges fostering the production of Pinotage, Chenin Blanc and Syrah. Pockets of vineyards also produce Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, blending them to produce a Bordeaux-style red wine.
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Sub Region
Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch
Located a short drive east of Cape town, the quiet university town of Stellenbosch is home to the best-known vineyard region in South Africa. Vines were first planted after the arrival of the French Huguenots in the 1680s, and the region makes up 20 percent of South Africa's vineyard plantings. Separated from Paarl to the north by the Simonsberg Mountain, and from Walker Bay to the east by the Hottentot Hollands mountain range, the rolling vineyards of Stellenbosch are home to a hot, dry climate, tempered by cool Atlantic breezes. Soils are extremely diverse, with light sandy soils on the coast giving way to heavier granite soils on the lower slopes of the mountains, with sheltered valleys and exposed hillsides creating diverse growing conditions. The region is home to a broad variety of grapes, but Cabernet Sauvignon is the most notable. Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc grow well closer to the sea, while Syrah and Pinotage, a Cinsault-Pinot Noir cross first cultivated in the region in the 1920s, also flourish.
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Grape Variety
Merlot
Merlot
Merlot
Merlot is a red grape variety grown around the world. Used most famously in Bordeaux, Merlot`s light tannin, and soft, supple character pairs perfectly with the darker, sterner, Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot wines have medium body with flavours of red berries, plums currants and vanilla. Varietally, Merlot makes for approachable wines with an easy-drinking character, that are popular with consumers the world over.
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