David & Nadia Elpidios 2023
David & Nadia Elpidios 2023
Price: 31,67€
DESCRIPTION
Elpidios is the flagship red wine from the David & Nadia estate, a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Carignan sourced from a dozen parcels in the Swartland, grown on granite, schist, and clay soils around the Paardeberg massif. Vinified with a notable proportion of whole clusters for long, gentle extraction, it is aged for several months in foudres, older barrels, and concrete vats, then refined in the bottle before release.
The nose, spicy and taut, blends red currant and pink grapefruit with herbal and peppery notes derived from the whole clusters. The palate is tonic and fresh, carried by fine, grainy tannins that stretch into a long finish. Serve at around 16°C with a leg of lamb or spicy grilled meats.
REGION
Swartland
South Africa
North of Cape Town, the Swartland takes its name from the renosterbos, a local shrub that turns dark at certain times of year. The climate is hot and dry. Many of the vines are bush trained and dry farmed, on schist, granite and iron rich clay soils. The region is known for its old vine Chenin Blanc and for Rhône grapes: Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Cinsault. Since the 2000s, a generation of independent winemakers has worked here with minimal intervention in the cellar, making fresh, precise wines that stay true to their terroir.
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This red has character, spicy and taut, with tannins that make you want to wait a little longer. A future Swartland classic.