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Franschhoek Forge Mill

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Forge Mill Winery - South Africa

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The Franschhoek Valley ward is a relatively small area which was settled in the late 1600’s by 200 Protestant Huguenot immigrants fleeing from Catholic persecution in France - hence its French background and winemaking tradition.

Under new ownership and management, Franschhoek Vineyards has shed the old co-op image and is well into top gear in a drive to make quality wines at affordable prices. New wine making equipment installed for the 2001 vintage has been put to good use by the winemaker, Deon Truter. The aim is clean, well made wines with true varietal character; good weight of fruit with easy drinking finishes.

The new manager, Dan Coetzee who we have known for many years, has produced a comprehensive range for export (under the Forge Mill label) from a selection of the best grapes and in his usual efficient way ensured a professional and reliable service.

Forge Mill Chenin Blanc

Ref: sa2200

Price: £5.50

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This Chenin Blanc is made from traditional bush vines of age and great character. Light and bright, this is a crisp and zesty wine with juicy fruit flavours.

Grapes for hte Forge Mill Chenin Blanc originated from Franschhoek and Paarl Regions. From bush-vines, mostly cultivated under dry land conditions. Average of vines: 25 years Type of soil: Alluvial.

Grapes are destalked, crushed and chilled to 12°C, then pumped into static drainers. After about four hours of skin contact the juice is drained into settling tanks for settling overnight. The clear juice is then racked from the lees into a fermentation tank and inoculated with active dry yeast. Fermentation takes place at 10 to 13°C for about 14 days. After fermentation, the wine is racked, stabilised and filtered to be ready for bottling.

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Forge Mill Sauvignon Blanc

Ref: sa2201

Price: £5.58

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This wine offers alluring flavours and aromas of fresh cut grass and tropical fruit, with apricot and fig. On the palate, it is fresh and zesty, with a lingering herbaceous taste. This Forge Mill Sauvignon Blanc is the perfect refresher and light food wine, with tropical fruits and grassiness giving way to a crisp, dry taste.

Selected vineyards are hand-picked in the early mornings when the grapes are cool, and brought in before 11h00. At harvesting, sugar levels were between 19° and 22° Balling.

The whole process is done reductively i.e. reducing exposure to oxygen. After destalking and chilling, flavour extraction is achieved by 8-10 hours skin contact. After separation from the skins, the juice is settled overnight. Clear juice is racked from the lees to a fermentation tank and inoculated with active dry yeast. Fermentation is at about 10-13 °C to maintain the flavours. The wine is allowed to ferment dry, and then racked from the lees, stabilised and filtered to be ready for bottling.

Grapes originated from Franschhoek Region. Average age of vines: 10-15 years Type of soil: Alluvial

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Forge Mill Pinotage

Ref: sa2202

Price: £6.74

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Medium to full-bodied dry red wine with an approachable earthy and berry fruit aroma. Softly-styled in character with good wood integration. This Forge Mill Pinotage shows lovely violet notes over brambly fruit, a medium-bodied wine with typical sweet berry flavours.

After crushing and destalking, the pulp is pumped directly into rotor tanks, where skin contact is given through cold soaking for 24 hours. Pulp is inoculated with active dry yeast and fermentation took place at about 24 to 27°C. Colour and flavour were extracted from the skins through rotation of tanks during fermentation. Wine was then inoculated with selected malolactic bacteria. It then matured on medium toasted French oak staves.

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Forge Mill Cinsault Cabernet

Ref: sa2204

Price: £5.98

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This combination of the smooth fruity Cinsaut and the more complex blackberry Cabernet Sauvignon makes this wine an ideal easy drinking.

Cinsaut and Cabernet Sauvignon were handled separately. After crushing and destalking the pulp is pumped directly into rotor tanks, where skin contact is given through cold soaking for 24 hours. Pulp is inoculated with active dry yeast and fermentation took place at about 24 - 27°C. Colour and flavour are extracted from the skins through rotation of tanks and aeration during fermentation. Malolactic fermentation took place.

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