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Flotsam & Jetsam Cinsault Stalwart 2017
Flotsam & Jetsam Cinsault Stalwart 2017
SKU: SKU:2250555-1
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DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
Flotsam & Jetsam wines are made in a simple way from fantastic vineyards. No fuss. Sometimes wine just needs to be wine. Stop naming fruits. Say “loganberry” and this wine will literally slap you. That’s how we made it. For normal levels of enjoyment, pour it in your glass and drink it. To ramp it up, pour it on your friends, pets and house plants.
Flotsam & Jetsam is a project from Chris and Suzann Albeit that highlights the forgotten and underdog varieties of the Cape, like cinsault. This is from older vines, whole bunch fermented with short time in wood, and early to market for premium drinkability. Perfumed raspberry, black plum on this bright, authentic, dry-farmed cinsault. The pure black fruit continues on the medium palate, lined with a light resin branch and framed by a raspberry tuggy grip. Drinking beautifully now.
Wine maker notes
This wine is made from dry farmed bushvine parcels with an average age of around 240 years divided by 6. We tend to pick Cinsault relatively early. Up until now we’ve always used 100% whole cluster fermentation, with very gentle extraction work, if any. This philosophy accounts for the wines being quite “light and bright”. Over-ripe and over-extracted Cinsault can be lead-footed and syrupy. Maturation in neutral oak and in tank.
