{"title":"Cellar Clearance","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe've raided the cellar and found some real gems; it would be rude not to share. Enjoy the collection, once they’re gone, they’re gone!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf we can help with any recommendations please do not hesitate to get in touch, one of our team would love to help – Email: \u003ca href=\"mailto:wines@swig.co.uk\"\u003ewines@swig.co.uk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"weather-report-sands-cabernet-franc-2019","title":"Sands Cabernet Franc Weather Report 2019","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTotal production 294 bottles! Gorgeous sappiness to the nose, with ripe romano peppers, like walking into a green house on a hot day and white pepper too. There's a little celery salt and aniseed on the palate, soft leather and fresh acidity. Sands Cab Franc is from a small bush vine vineyard planted in the early 90s in the decomposed Table Mountain sandstone soils on the southern edge of Paarl.  We were utterly blown away on tasting Chris' wines on a rare Swig catch up day in late October 2022. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e#Tasting#\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's thanks to Alex Starey of Keermont estate that we had the introduction to up-and-coming young winemaker, Chris Keet Jnr of Weather Report. Whilst his day job sees him working at Bot River Gabrielskloof estate, Weather Report is his small-production own label, so far solely exploring Cabernet Franc from a handful of tiny sites across the Western Cape. Wine positively flows in Chris' veins. His uncle is Chris Keet of Keet wines, formerly winemaker at former SA icon, Cordoba. 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Smoky on the mid-palate, which is surprisingly lifted - although not to the detriment of the intensity. In a nutshell, this is absolutely delicious. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e#Tasting#\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince 1997, the estate has been owned and run by Béatrice and Christophe Muret and on their watch  quality, rather than quantity, has been the focus. With a strong focus on organic farming and environmentally sustainable practices, the Murets have struck an admirable balance between . It’s one of the hardest things in the wine profession to find is very good inexpensive juice, particularly from Europe. 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