“For Megan Mari, our red blend of our lives” This artistic combination of South African fauna and flora has been our inspiration for this bespoke regional red wine from Franschhoek, which is dedicated to our eldest daughter, Megan Mari. This is the 3rd vintage we make our Cabernet Franc Blend from this parcel of grapes and most probably our best vintage ever. The grapes (Cab Franc and Merlot) were handpicked at phenolic ripeness, whereafter we hand sorted the grape bunches, as well as the berries. A few days of extended skin contact was conducted after fermentation, before the wines were individually packed away in 2nd to 4th fill French 225L oak barrels.We extended our barrel maturation with a few months, which I believe was the only difference in this wine, vs our previous vintages. The standout of this wine, is the seamless integration of ripe grape tannins with the French oak wood tannins. A complex wine with regional fynbos aromas, mulberry fruit and roasted bell pepper.