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2022 Brut Simonsig Estate
| Grapes | Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | South Africa, Stellenbosch |
| ABV | 12.5% |
WINE OF THE WEEK on JancisRobinson.com The result is a wine with strikingly intense notes of yeast and brioche complemented by zesty lemon notes, with a hint of red plum from the Pinots. The acid, even for sparkling, is spine-tinglingly high – both the 2021 and 2022 clock in at 7.8 g/l of total acidity (TA). For comparison, the three most recent English sparklings in our database that note TA come in at 7.4 g/l (Nyetimber), 8.2 g/l (Nyetimber) and 8.6 g/l (Chapel Down). So, yes, it truly does have English-equivalent acidity! But the acid is nicely balanced by a leesy roundness and delicate mousse. I’d recommend that you drink either the 2021 or the 2022 over the next 4 or 5 years as they do seem to be beautifully developed immediately upon release.
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Simonsig Estate
Huguenot Jacques Malan arrived in the Cape from France in 1688 and to this day his family run the Simonsig estate, named after the imposing mountain that dominates the view. Over thirty years ago, the late Frans Malan produced South Africa's first méthode traditionnelle sparkling wine.
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