{"id":2846,"date":"2019-07-04T22:04:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T21:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vasariglobal.com\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2019-07-04T22:08:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T21:08:47","slug":"kwv-launches-south-african-carmenere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vasariglobal.com\/news\/kwv-launches-south-african-carmenere\/","title":{"rendered":"KWV launches South African Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;newsItemMainColumn&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;darker-text&#8221;]South African drinks giant, KWV, has unveiled what is probably the Rainbow Nation\u2019s first wine made from what is regarded as a Chilean grape variety, Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re.<br \/>\n<!--more-->[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1732&#8243;][vc_column_text]Normally the preserve of Chile, although it was originally a Bordeaux variety, winemaker Izele van Blerk, in charge of KWV\u2019s premium wines, has unveiled a\u00a0\u201climited edition of fewer than 1,000 litres, sequentially numbered bottles of The Mentors\u00a0Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re 2017\u201d. It is expected to retail for about \u00a340.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In London yesterday (July 1) to launch the Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re, she told DI that this is the first of a series of one-off wines she is planning.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner rtl_reverse=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;wherespadding&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p class=\"p1\">KWV, one of South Africa&#8217;s largest wine producers, has plots with the likes of Tempranillo, Tannat, Cinsault, Carignan along with the likes of Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Noir, Petit Verdot, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Bordeaux and Burgundy varieties, not forgetting Pinotage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThere is only 8.56 hectares of Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re in South Africa,\u201d said van Blerk.\u00a0 \u201cWe have one block of 1.15ha in Stellenbosch which produces three tonnes her hectare. The Viognier vines were re-grafted to Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re in 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Asked: \u2018What\u2019s next?\u2019 She replied cheerfully: \u201cNext year it could be Nebbiolo, Sangiovese or Tempranillo\u201d.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2849&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\n<p class=\"p1\">A former South African number one tennis and badminton player, turned viticulturist and oenologist, Van Blerk stated: \u201dA\u00a0first of its kind, the The Mentors\u2019 Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re 2017\u00a0is a truly fitting addition to the range and is a worthy reflection of The Mentors&#8217; legacy of excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It took three years before van Blerk was satisfied that she had got the Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re where she wanted it &#8211; an elegant, medium-to-full bodied wine with soft tannins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The wine joins KWV\u2019s series of rare and limited-edition releases of The Mentors wines, which includes its flagship wine, Perold, a Cape blernd with 38% Pinotage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">KWV says its Mentors range was established to be a premier display of South Africa&#8217;s diverse terroir, involving strict selection and the application of the best viticultural and oenological know-how through to a dedicated cellar. This is about small batch wines and the refined art of winemaking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re is known to be a tough, early ripening, grape. The Bordeaux cultivar was believed to be virtually extinct after phylloxera led to its decimation until it was discovered in the 1990s that nearly half of the Merlot planted in Chile was in fact Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The company says: \u201cStrict selection ensures that only the finest makes it to The Mentors cellar, a cellar-within-cellar, designed for making excellent wines, experimentation and innovation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After vinification that lasted a year, the best wine was again selected to mature for a further six months. Further racking followed with maturation over 18-months in new French oak barrels. The Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re 2017 has the same new, revitalised look of The Mentors range also making its debut in July 2019. The design is said to reflect the legacy and status of the contents.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;arrowLink&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562272906568{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/drinksint.com\/news\/fullstory.php\/aid\/8409\/KWV_launches_South_African_Carm_E9n_E8re.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Original Article<\/a><br \/>\nDrinks International[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;newsItemMainColumn&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;darker-text&#8221;]South African drinks giant, KWV, has unveiled what is probably the Rainbow Nation\u2019s first wine made from what is regarded as a Chilean grape variety, Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2847,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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