Papegaai 2021

"If you know Adi you may have heard about his dream of making only one wine." This wine here is a result of a wine made from different white and red grapes from the Kalmoesfontein farm. A beautiful light-footed wine that is best served slightly chilled with braai, poultry, white meat or simply as an aperitif.

Part of the proceeds from this wine will benefit a project for the endangered Cape Parrot.

Appellation Swartland

Grape variety grenache, chenin blanc, palomino, cinsault

Style Rich & Exuberant

Format 750 ml

Available

€17.95

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines	South Africa	Swartland

About the winemaker A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines is the farm of Adi and his cousin Hein on the Paardeberg in Swartland South Africa. Adi is one of the most talked about winemakers of this area and, together with Eben Sadie, is seen as the pioneers of this popular wine region in South Africa. It was they who put this region on the map with wines from old vineyards and of a uniquely high level. Adi now cultivates a large area of vineyards and only the best vineyards are used for the famous Single-Vineyard wines. He works in the vineyards and cellar in a "baie-logical" way with respect for grape, nature and terroir.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	The grapes for this wine come from 23 different vineyards on the Kalmoesfontein in Swartland. The soils are rich in "decomposed granite".
Vinification	The grapes are harvested manually for three days and brought to the tank. Here the grapes are vinified together with a long skin maceration. The wine is not clarified or filtered before bottling and minimal sulphite is added.
Vintage	2021
Oak aging	No
Ageing potential	up to 8 years after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13%
Closure	Screw cap