Wine Flagstone, "Noon Gun"
Reviews of purchase Flagstone, "Noon Gun"
Tasting Notes
Wine of bright straw color with a golden sheen.
On the palate the wine contains tones of honey, orange and apricot wine has excellent texture and amazingly refreshing, long aftertaste.
In a surprisingly fresh aroma of wine is dominated by shades of citrus fruit, mint and sweet peach notes.
The wine is perfect for grilled sea bass, as well as tarts with grilled chicken, cherry tomatoes, basil and ricotta.
Interesting Facts
"Noon Gun" - is a unique high quality wine, was named in honor of the old Cape Town guns that every day at noon makes a shot, the sound of which once guided captains at sea, in our days it is an offensive shot lunchtime .
Wine "Noon Gun" received numerous awards, including:
- Vintage 2009 - Silver Medal at the "Veritas, 2009";
- Vintage 2008 - Bronze Medal at the "International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2009" Silver Medal at the "Decanter, 2009";
- Vintage 2007 - award from "Wine Magazine, 2008" The bronze medal at the "Decanter, 2008";
- Vintage 2002 - Silver Medal at the "Veritas, 2002".
Flagstone - is a small but well-known winery, whose products regularly receives high honors, she is famous for its high-quality wines premium and innovative approach to the production, and is also one of the most striking phenomena in the wine industry in South Africa.
Flagstone company was founded by renowned South African winemaker Bruce Jack in 1999 in the region Waterfront. In 2002, the winery moved to Somerset West, placed on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. The vineyards are located on the company Flagstone ancient soils, whose age is about 1,000 million. Years. Bruce and his team are trying to convey the remarkable features of soil and climate, producing delicious, ripe and concentrated wine, deprived of dryness in the finish.
Jack Bruce (founder, manager and chief winemaker of Flagstone) represents a new generation of winemakers in South Africa, aimed at the production of high quality wines. Bruce was educated at the famous grape Australian university Roseworthy, he traveled the world as a specialist and worked in countries such as Australia, France, the US and Spain. In 2008, the winemaking community of South Africa recognized the Jack Bruce's "Person of the Year." Bruce is a supporter of new ideas, for example, the winery is not used the press, the wine is obtained only by spontaneity. But whatever ideas are embodied, the company's philosophy remains the same: the production of honest, natural wines that reflect the characteristics of origin.
