The Villiera Monro Brut Premium Cap Classique is the most awarded Cap Classique in South Africa.
This prestige Cap Classique is a blend of Chardonnay for finesse and Pinot Noir for richness and backbone. Extra yeasty flavour is provided by extended 6 year yeast maturation.
A Prestige cuvee, produced whenever conditions favour the production of fine sparkling wine. The name is a family name which the Griers were proud to associate with their flagship. This Cap Classique is made with maturation potential in mind.
HARVEST DETAILS a relatively cool year with perfect ripening conditions. Only healthy grapes were picked by hand and delivered to the cellar in whole bunch form.
CELLAR TREATMENT Whole bunches were carefully deposited into pneumatic bag presses and gently pressed using a champagne pressing cycle. Only the cuvee (best quality juice) was used in the blend. Part of the Chardonnay (half) was fermented in used oak barrels and ampohora for extra complexity. After blending with Pinot Noir, yeast and sugar were added for a secondary fermentation in the bottle, followed by extended lees contact of 6 years.
TASTING NOTES Rich, creamy, yeasty nose, with a refreshing flavour on the middle palate developing finesse and complexity on the aftertaste. Powerful and rich to drink now, but it will still continue to improve for up to 3 years.
What's in the box
x6 750ml Monro Brut Villiera Cap Classique
