The Haute CabrièrePinot Noir 2007 has finally been released and we can see all you Pinot lovers breathing a collective sigh of relief.
Achim has described this Pinot Noir as “an enticing wine with concentrated aromas of ripe cherries, seducing the palate and lingering long in the mouth. The overall impression is of even more elegance than the 2006 vintage, the unmistakable Haute Cabrière style.”
It’s available in leading wine shops around the country or through our online wine store. If you order directly from us you don’t have to leave the comfort of your home because we’ll deliver directly to your door. Click here to make it happen!
The third installment in the classic Haute Cabriere video week is the Pierre Jourdan Belle Rose tasting. Bear in mind that by the time this video was shot a substantial amount of tasting had already taken place. If you’ve been to Cabriere you’ll know that the rule when it comes to tasting is that you have to swallow because Pierre Jourdan is simply too good to waste.
The second installment in our classic video revival is Achim’s Pierre Jourdan Blanc de Blancs tasting video. This should definitely get you and your palate in the mood for the Franschhoek Champagne Festival this coming weekend. We hope you’re getting excited … because we can hardly contain our glee!
We’ve gone back into our video archives and found some of the original Pierre Jourdan tastings conducted by Achim. With the Franschhoek Cap Classique and Champagne Festival happening this weekend we thought this would be the perfect time for some vintage viewing.
In this video Achim tastes the Pierre Jourdan Brut. Sit back, relax and enjoy the charm.
The weather is just glorious and warm! I feel Summer coming on, and not a moment too soon. There is only so much rain a person can take.
We’re soon going to start discussing the 2009 Franschhoek Champagne and Cap Classique Festival. We’re planning on conducting a full online tasting of our Pierre Jourdan range - and I think we might even get my father (the famous Achim von Arnim) to conduct the tasting. It’s been a while since he’s appeared on the blog and I think you could all do with a healthy dose of use von Arnim men.
While you wait for us to get going with our Cap Classique tastings you can watch this little piece I put together. It’s a different piece of the farm, one that the majority of visitors never get to see.
Still no video - but never fear I have (as of right now) found a solution to my problem. So the videos should be up and running by late tomorrow, or this weekend. Yes you’ll be able to see my dashing, and incredibly handsome, face soon. No more cold-turkey for you!
When we my father, Achim von Arnim, decided to plant Pinot Noir in Franschhoek it wasn’t the done thing. Many people actually looked at him like he was mad - well he’s always been a little mad. He’d just returned from Burgundy - where he’d had a huge amount of fun … see it runs in the family but I’m getting off topic now. My father had just returned from Burgundy where he’d noticed that in order to grow good Pinot Noir the following conditions were required -
You needed soil with a high clay content because it retained water and Pinot Noir needs water.
It needs to be cool - at least cooler than most sites in South Africa - because Pinot Noir is a red white-wine. So it has a slower ripening period than traditional white wines. A cooler climate allows this slow ripening to take place.
Our property was perfect for this. The soil had, and still has, a high clay content - it actually strong resembles the soil in Burgundy. It’s also 500-700m above sea level, making it cooler, allowing for the type of climate that promotes slower ripening.
So long before it was popular we were making South African Pinot Noir. We’ll continue to do so long after it’s no longer the prettiest girl at school. Why? Well simply because we’re crazy about Pinot Noir!
Our esteemed leader (and general wine visionary), Achim von Arnim, had quite a bit to say about the fact that French Champagne was served at Zuma’s inauguration.
Pierre Jourdan - the Franschhoek Cap Classique - is every bit as good as its French counterparts; plus it costs a fraction of the price. All we have to say on the matter is, “Go Achim”!
While digging around in our video folder (yes we have a video folder full of hilarious clips that might - one day - see the light of day) we stumbled across these two separate clips of Achim with the ever popular Pierre Jourdan Bell Rose Cap Classique. So we spliced them together and created this cinematography masterpiece.
You know what they say - filming while under the influence is never a good the worst idea and practice makes perfect. In other words, expect more video footage delight next week.
