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Eager to explore a wider range of wines using grapes grown in optimal conditions, Charles Back abandoned the estate wine concept in the 1980s, choosing rather to “go where the terroir is”. Today, we are one of the few farms that proudly own all our own vineyards, with land in Paarl, Darling, Swartland and Stellenbosch. Charles has also always been an advocate of social development in the Cape. Under Apartheid, he was one of a number of producers who campaigned for and implemented better conditions for farm workers and in 1997, he established the Fair Valley Worker’s Association, which gave his employees a chance to farm their own land.

Wine making:

The grapes were picked over several days to ensure perfect maturity of each block. Bunches were destalked and lightly crushed before fermentation in stainless steel tanks and open top wooden foudres. After malolactic fermentation was completed, the wine spent 15 months in 15% new French and a small percentage of older American oak barrels, before blending and bottling.

Description:

Nose: Dark ruby red in the glass. Aromas of ripe red cherries, black berries and plum with hints of oak spice. 

Taste: Dark fruit flavours with full bodied palate and well-integrated oak with fresh and firm tannin structure. Will benefit from further time in the bottle with recommended aging for 5 years.