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82% Cabernet Sauvignon & 18% Shiraz
Sourced from 4 dry farmed bush vine (goblet) parcels in the Swartland, aged 16-40 years
Cool grapes were destemmed to tank and 50% crushed whole clusters of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon were added.
Must was initially pigeaged once or twice a day.
After about 4 days, fermentation began with indigenous yeasts, and the wine was pigeaged once or twice a day, with temperatures not exceeding 28ºC.
Maceration lasted for 4-6 weeks.
Pressed to barrel for malolactic fermentation.
Matured for 18 months in 3rd and 4th fill French oak 225L & 500L barrels and 5000L foudre before bottling.
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4 ½ Stars 2024 John Platter’s South African Wine Guide
Dryland bushvine grapes styled to age good few years, tweaked blend is 82% cab & syrah, naturally fermented, half wholebunch, 18 months older oak. Modern, lavender-scented 20 (91 pts) well-constructed, supple, with moreish savoury bramble & cassis fruit.
89 pts Wine Spectator March 2025
Tar and dried rose notes accent the macerated cherry and raspberry fruit on display in this thickly textured red, with sinewy tannins. Well-spiced, with lingering medicinal herb, dark chocolate and mineral notes on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Drink now. 56 cases imported.
At its core, Great Heart is about improving the livelihoods of those of those who work for the winery and a portion of all sales go directly to them. With the help of Chris and Andrea Mullineux, Great Heart is led by their assistant winemaker, Gynore Hendricks, who is from the Swartland. A graduate of the prestigious Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme in 2017, Gynore spent her first year working with Miles Mossop, followed by a year at De Grendel Wines, working with Charles Hopkins. Gynore’s final year was spent with the Mullineux’s, where upon graduating in 2019, Gynore was offered the position of Assistant Winemaker at Mullineux and Leeu Passant.
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