Focal Point Cinsault 2019
This wine's an award winner...
Tim Atkin MW
Best of South Africa
This wine's an award winner...
Tim Atkin MW
Best of South Africa
About the wine
The light, vibrant South African red every foodie needs to know about
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Cinsault has a long history in South Africa and has recently been growing in popularity due to its ability to handle the heat and produce remarkably pure and fruity wines.
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Arco says, “This wine reminds me a lot about myself on many levels. You perhaps see a bold red wine in your glass - but just like me, it’s actually a real softy.” It’s light and vibrant with white pepper and blueberries on the nose, pomegranate and soft tannins on the palate.
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Its elegant flavours make this Cinsault a food-pairing dream. It goes deliciously with all sorts of dishes, from tummy-warming winter stews or juicy oven-roast chicken… to light, flakey smoked salmon or herby lamb koftas. Foodie’s everywhere, rejoice!
Best before
Drink now to 2029
Serving advice
Open/ decant 15 mins before serving
Food match
Cinsault is known as a foodie wine - patricianly well suited to smoked salmon, braised and roasted meat dishes. Oven-roast chicken and a lovely slow roast leg of lamb.
Contains sulphites
Contains egg protein
Always check the label
South Africa
Western Cape
Cinsault
Fruity Red
13.0% ABV
75cl
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Arco Laarman
- Arco had his heart set on a life in wine well before he could even drink the stuff! In fact he'd barely broken into his teens when a tour of a Stellenbosch cellar took a firm hold of his imagination.
- At just 19 he moved to the Cape where he worked on 3 vintages with a top draw winery and, as it happens, room shared with our very own Danie Steyler (a name you might recognise from some seriously tasty bottles on our shelves). Quickly working his way up the South African winemaking ranks, Arco established his own winery in 2016.
- Arco now seeks out the very best parcels of grapes from all over South Africa, highlighting with each wine the personality of its region. Chardonnay sits closest to Arco's heart but his flair for smooth red Cinsault and Syrah cannot be missed! Word has it that Arco is also a keen foodie, so those looking for some culinary inspo can look forward to the exciting new pairing recommendations coming your way...
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