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Brookdale Sixteen Field Blend 2024
Brookdale Wine EstateStrongly aromatic wine with floral notes and citrus fruit. The taste is subtly rich and powerful with an exciting acidity that provides a long spicy finish.
Appellation
Paarl
Grape variety
roussanne, clairette blanche, macabeo, grenache blanc, marsanne
Style
Rich & Round
Format
750 ml
Available
€37.95
The winemaker
| Winemaker | Country | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Wine Estate | South Africa | Paarl |
About the winemaker
Brookdale is the estate of Tim Rudd. This Englishman has fallen for the land, the wines and the wine regions of South Africa. In Paarl, he found the estate that he thought had a great future. Tim surrounded himself with the best South African specialists he could find. Duncan Savage as consultant winemaker and Jaco Engelbrecht as viticulturist. Together they decided to go for field-blends with white and red Rhone varieties and of course chenin blanc. Especially the older vineyards, which were already planted with chenin blanc show, that the soil which is rich in granite, clay, quartz and schist is extremely suitable for this grape variety. As of 2025, Xander Sadie is responsible for the vinification for all wines at Brookdale Estate.
Vineyard management
Practising organics
Details
| Vineyard | The Brookdale Estate Sixteen Field Blend comes from a vineyard planted in 2019. The vineyard is planted as a field blend with 16 different grape varieties. Brookdale Estate can be found near Klein Drakenstein in Paarl, a long existing wine region with a great history. |
|---|---|
| Vinification | The grapes are not destemmed after the harvest and are gently pressed. After a light pressing, the fermentation starts with natural yeasts in 500 liter French oak barrels (25% new). After about 12 months the wine is bottled and then the wine remains in the bottle for another 4 months. |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Ageing potential | 6 years after harvest |
| Alcohol percentage | 13.5% |
| Closure | Natural cork |
