The beautiful Muratie
Manor house in its cool and green garden setting
The charming and relaxed
tasting room where good wine is served amongst historic spider webs (rumoured to be a national monument) - not
much has been changed for a century
Lunch in the garden
listening to the band
Umbrellas and trees
provide the shade
A relaxed Dr Rijk Melck, the owner of Muratie, pours us a glass of Lady Alice, their new MCC
2010 vintage it is crisp
and clean and lively
The band takes a rest
while we eat a late lunch
It is a lovely place for
families
Carmen Noyce, Rijk Melck and Michelle Stewart pour us some of the 2005 Isabella Chardonnay, opened for the vertical
tasting earlier that day.
It was our favourite wine
of the day
Next we tasted the 2009 –
also delicious and young
The band were The Rites
and are a bunch of old rockers having a great deal of fun and creating a great
atmosphere
After the party...
Our juice Gourmet beef
burgers and chips for R60, enjoyed with the Isabella Chardonnay 2009
One of Rijk's very friendly
dogs
We all do the Time Warp
again!
.. Its jump to the
right... !
Their delicious fruity
George Paul Canitz 2010 Pinot Noir
The leader of the band...
...as he belts out another
number
Those pink tights were
hilarious
Rijk tells us about the
wines and this year’s harvest
Our final wine was the
award winning Ansela van de Caab 2009, a classic Bordeaux red blend of Cabernet
Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Definitely one to put down for a year or
two.
Two girls having a great
deal of fun
Another two... Lynne and
Michelle roaring with laughter
And it was a lovely ending
to the day as you could help yourself to a bottle of Muratie 3 year old port on
the way out.
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