Graham Beck OLD ROAD Pinotage RSA

A wonderfully complex wine with scents of banana and vanilla spice. (6 x 75 cl)

A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Pinotage. The Cabernet Sauvignon comes from well established vineyards on our farm in Firgrove and the Pinotage from 17 year old vineyards on our Franschhoek farm. The Cabernet was matured in French Oak for 13 months, while the Pinotage matured for 10 months in American Oak before blending and bottling. Typical expression of a well structured unique South African blend. Flavours of plum, cinnamon and cigarbox, followed by a lengthy palate. Enjoy with spicy Cape Malay dishes, rich meaty or vegetable casseroles. (6 x 75 cl)

Deep velvety red in colour showing rich mulberry and oak flavours. Packed with dark chocolate and a cassis grip on the palate. Grapes are hand picked at optimum ripeness and after de-stalking fermented dry on the skins at 26ºc for 10 days. They are then pressed and malolactic fermentation is finished in new and second fill American and French Oak barrels. The wine is then matured for 12 months in the barrel. Excellent with steak, hearty stews and roast chicken or lamb. (6 x 75 cl)

Rich and very deep with a spicy, black berry fruit character. Subtle yet extremely complex. (6 x 75 cl)

A zingy, fresh Sauvignon Blanc combining the characteristics of both New Zealand and the Loire. (6 x 75 cl)

Deep, rich plummy colour. A bouquet that's intensely warm and smoky in character, with distinctive hints of spice. On the palate, the fruit emerges beautifully and is in superb symmetry with the wood. It's ready to be enjoyed now, but with further bottle maturation, this wine's excellent structure will allow hidden layers to develop in a most impressive manner (6 x 75 cl)

The fresh and brilliant fruit flavours balance this fortified wine. Perfect with most puddings and blue cheeses. (6 x 50 cl)

Graham Beck Wines is now entering its third generation as a family winery. It was established in 1983 when entrepreneur Graham Beck purchased Madeba farm outside the Western Cape town of Robertson with a fervent ambition to establish a world-class winery in this region. Made at the Robertson Cellar this is one of Graham Beck Winery's most popular wines, and is a blend of 86% chardonnay and 14% colombard. Graham Beck’s Robertson cellar and farm are situated in the Breederiver Valley bordering the semi-arid Little Karoo region. The warm climate in combination with mineral and fossil rich soils gives this area a distinct character which reflect into its quality wines. Selection of Chardonnay vineyards was considered very carefully and the vines choosen have been planted on rich limestone soil. The Colombard vines were planted on alluvial soils along the Finch River. The harvest was done by hand and the grapes hand selected, the Chardonnay was picked during cool morning hours during the second week of February 2004 and the Colombard in the same way in the second week of March 2004. Both varieties were handled separately and were destalked, gently crushed and pressed immediately. The juice is settled overnight and then transferred to stainless steel tanks for fermentation at 14° to 16°C. Some of the Chardonnay and Colombard were fermented with staves. After fermentation the wine was left on it's lees for 6 weeks, during this time the lees was stirred once a week to aid in the mouth feel of the final blend. No malolactic was encouraged to ensure freshness and zestiness. The wine was then racked and prepared for bottling. This blend has a wonderful fresh lime aromas mixed with tropical zestiness on the nose. Good firm acidity with lots of citrus, melon and grapefruit flavours on the palate. Delightful wine with a long finish, this wine is to be enjoyed youthful. (12 x 75 cl)

Established in 1983, Graham Beck Wines produce a range of world class wines in their two distinctive wineries. At the Coastal cellar in the Franschoek Valley, Charles Hopkins crafts a selection of red and white wines, specialising in Pinotage. Pieter Ferreira is the winemaker at the Robertson cellar, where he excels at producing sparkling wine made using the traditional South African Methode Cap Classique. 'Two of the Cape's standout talents,' were the words that John Platter used in his 2001 Guide to South African wines to describe this pair of talented winemakers (6 x 75 cl)