South Africa's wine renaissance and where it's heading
as is the custom of the island
earning "Discovery of the Year" from VINUM magazine in 2023
and a wine this structured only gets better for it
It is one of the most meticulously farmed vineyards in the valley and has some of the best soil in the world for growing Cabernet
Les Horees Coteaux Bourguignons Mon Poulain 2024 NO20230830 South Africa's wine renaissance andThere is Gamay growing in Pommard, planted back in the 1940s, and Catharina Sadde farms it. That is the sort of detail that makes Coteaux Bourguignons, Burgundy's humble catch all appellation, far more interesting than it has any right to be. Mon Poulain blends that Gamay, about 40% of the wine, with Pinot Noir from the Cote de Beaune, the two fermented separately: the Gamay whole cluster, the Pinot half, both on wild yeast with no sulfur until after