Thorne & Daughters Rocking Horse Cape White 2020 (750ml) Touriga Franca

Thorne & Daughters Rocking Horse Cape White 2020 (750ml) Touriga FrancaRocking Horse is our cornerstone wine and takes its name from a wooden rocking horse that we made for our daughters out of old oak barrel staves. This is our signature wine and it is where all our work comes together to make our most complete wine. The wine is composed from a number of carefully selected vineyard sites in the Western Cape. Notes of hay, wild honey and nut brittle aromas on the nose lead into a rounded, intense palate of honeybush,

mouth has a great austerity and freshness

This is a Cabernet that dishes out lip-smacking affection with every sip

A bright and lemony aligote with more fruit than is the norm for this humble grape variety

on the coast south of Bolgheri

The second nose opens with notes of nuts such as almond

featuring grapes harvested from Monterey

the weather turned hot in July and August

then as a sommelier in paris

there was an unusual cool spell which led to an extended bloom for our white varietals and early reds

earth and soft spice nuances and I suspect that a quick aeration would be sufficient to dissipate it

also leading to an early harvest compared to the normal calendar

Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature for 15 days