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Badenhorst Family Red, Swartland, 2020
The blend for Adi Badenhorst's Family Red - based on vineyards around his Kalmoesfontein farm - varies from vintage to vintage, but it's always based on Syrah/Shiraz. In 2020 it's 42% Syrah, 36% Cinsault, 13% Grenache, 6% of Tinta... Read More
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ColourRed
RegionCoastal
GrowerBadenhorst
Grape VarietySyrah/Shiraz Blend, Cinsault & Grenache
Vintage2020
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeBAD820
Badenhorst Family Wines
Swartland, South Africa
We met Adi Badenhorst when he was making great wines at Rustenberg, and we have been shipping bottles from the family-owned vineyards at Kalmoesfontein farm on the Paardeberg for so many years that we still remember the days of bats nesting in the bedrooms and the resident Cape Cobra that lived behind one of the fermentation tanks!
The farm is now a...
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Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache grows well in hot, dry regions, though it can develop very high (15 degrees+) alcohol.
As such it is grown principally in Southern France and Spain (as Garnacha). It is usually blended with other varieties in the Southern Rhône and Languedoc (Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan, Cinsaut and others).
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Badenhorst Family Red, Swartland, 2020
The blend for Adi Badenhorst's Family Red - based on vineyards around his Kalmoesfontein farm - varies from vintage to vintage, but it's always based on Syrah/Shiraz. In 2020 it's 42% Syrah, 36% Cinsault, 13% Grenache, 6% of Tinta Barocca and 3% Touriga Nacional. It's never Adi's intention to build a blockbuster; rather he seeks a harmony of the varieties, moderate alcohol and svelteness. There's a lovely berry and black cherry perfume; and then a full-bodied but velvety mid-palate showing well-founded tannins, freshness and energy. Now-2029 (though Adi thinks best around 2026-27).
Techinical stuff: about 40% of the bunches destemmed (Adi is one of many who think whole bunches can give finer tannins); fermentation in closed concrete tanks; and several months on the skins. Ageing is in a mix of concrete and 10% new oak barrels.
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