De Trafford Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 (The Fine Print !) VINEYARD BLOCKS 1st block 13 year old vines on 7 wire vertical trellis. Mix of 6 different clones on 101-14 rootstock. Mont Fleur vineyard. – high altitude mountain slope. Soil deep red Hutton decomposed granite. Yield 3 tons / ha. (18h?/ha) 2nd block 10 year old […]
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De Trafford Chenin Blanc 2008 Label painting by Rita Trafford titled “Bird study with Berries”. VINEYARD BLOCKS 2 blocks ( Keerweder ) 36 year old vines on a 3 wire trellis on neighbouring cool, high altitude, SW slope. Deep red Hutton soil with good moisture retention. Unirrigated. Yield 3 tons / ha. 2 blocks (
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Colour in Paul Cluver Chardonnay Colour in white wine come from a polyphenol called flavonoid (flavus = yellow in Latin) which is found in the skin of the grape. Flavonoid levels appear to be a linked to sunlight exposure and ripeness levels. Bunches exposed to the sun tend to have higher flavonoid levels. Wines made from
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Paul Cluver Noble Late Harvest Riesling As you know, it is due to Botrytis cinerea that we are able to make Noble Late Harvest Riesling at Paul Cluver. This fungal growth is initiated by rain during the ripening phase of the grapes. For the fungus to develop further, cool weather and relatively high humidity is
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“Our Pinot Noir needs a new name,” mutters Paul Clüver IV, managing director of Paul Cluver Wines in Elgin. “People tend to call it our ‘ordinary’ Pinot and it’s anything but ordinary!” He’s right about that, with the 2009’s latest achievement being a 4 Star rating in Winemagazine’s annual Pinot Noir review, published in the June
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Author: Christian Eedes Published: 25 Aug 11Wine Magazine “What’s your favourite wine fault?” was the question put to me in my capacity as one of the judges of at the recent Vinovarsity 2011 by master of ceremonies and Backsberg marketing coordinator Harry Haddon. I think he meant to ask “What’s the fault that gets you most
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We are very proud to be able to reveal that the Old Mutual Trophy 2011 award for Best Red Wine and Best White Wine went to Thelema Shiraz 2007 and Paul Cluver Chardonnay 2009, both of which are exclusively imported into Ireland by Kinnegar Wines.The Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show annual prestigious event in the South Africa wine calendar. All submitted wines are tasted blind
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At the recent Five Nations Challenge in Australia incorporating the wines of Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the Paul Cluver Chardonnay won the trophies for the Best Chardonnay and Best White Wine of the Show, in effect of the Southern Hemisphere! “I am absolutely delighted with the achievements of this wine. It is fantastic recoqnition for our whole team who
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Dr Eilis Cryan is on a one-woman mission to bring bespoke South African wine to Ireland. One woman, however, has made it her mission to concentrate solely on handcrafted Burgundy-style South African wine. A Galway doctor Eilis Cryan became interested in South African wines after travelling to the country in 1998. She founded KinnegarWines on her return, and began a
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Wine Spectator Insider awards 91+ points to Paul Cluver Chardonnay 2009, De Trafford Chenin Blanc 2009, Buitenverwachting Chardonnay 2010 while De Trafford Straw Wine 2008 is listed as a Hot Hit at 93pts.
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