This was held at the Cape Town Club in Queen Victoria
Street and we managed to fit in a very quick tasting before another appointment. Cathy
Raath has added Allée Bleue to the list of good wines that she represents. We
were welcomed with a glass of their 2012 Brut Rosé MCC and shown a table of all
the produce the farm produces. We were able to taste all the current wines and
then some of the older vintages. Sadly we did not have time to taste their new
port
The Cape Town
Club’s glamorous exterior, a familiar location for Lynne as, many eons ago, she
worked at J Walter Thompson Advertising agency, next door
New dad Dane
Raath shows us the selection of products produced on the farm,
the herbs,
olives, oil and, of course, the wines
Lynne and Dane
in the foyer
The library
Another view of the library
The Port set out for tasting
Winemaker Van Zyl du Toit took us
through some of the older wines . The Pinotage 2012 has just been voted one of
the Top Ten in the ABSA Top Ten Pinotage competition. It is Allée Bleue’s third
ABSA Pinotage Top 10 wine, and is the first wine from this varietal, while classified
Wine of Origin Franschhoek, to be placed in this competition. It is also Van Zyl’s first award in this event
The trade tasting, with attendees
chatting
The Starlette range comprises their entry
level wines and you will find it in many restaurants We like the Rosé very
much
Tasting the new releases with Paul Turnbull and Janine Lategan
Lynne in deep discussion with Natalie Kuhne, Allee Bleue assistant winemaker
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2014
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