Seriously Old Dirt by Vilafonte WO Western Cape, 2019

Named after the ancient soils on which Vilafonté vineyards are planted, Seriously Old Dirt is a youthful approachable style for earlier drinking yet still has good cellaring potential. I am told I am the first person outside of the winemaking team to taste the 2019 vintage and what a delight. The blend had been finalized by Zelma and Chris days earlier and will be bottled in December. It has mellow fruit aromas of plums and cherries over a savoury background with dark chocolate. It is supple and fine in texture with flavours of red apples, sour and maraschino cherries with almonds. It consists of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Malbec, 5% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc and was matured for 18 months in older French oak barrels.