An invitation from Overhex wines to taste and experience
their new range of wines called Mensa. A first in South Africa is the
interactive labels. Scan them with your phone and the secret story of the wine
is revealed. And there is no barcode in sight. The wine is named after
grandmother Emmarentia Cornelia, whose nickname it was, and has no connection to
the organisation for high IQ people
The launch was held
at The Library, a restaurant in Kloof Street
This is the library, where we sat comfortably while we tasted the wines, ate some good food and
heard the story from Caroline van Schalkwyk
One of the other
rooms of this restaurant
Gerhard van der Wath, Executive Chairman/Owner tells us
about the wines. There are five wines planned in the portfolio. We tasted the
Chardonnay Pinot Noir, the Sauvignon Blanc and the Cabernet Sauvignon. They
will go into the mid-price range market at R70 to R80 a bottle
Winemaker Ben Snyman talks about the wines. The Sauvignon
Blanc has tropical passion fruit, gooseberries and herbal notes. The Chardonnay
(80%) and Pinot Noir (20%) blush wine, he says, has backbone; he adds texture and
layers of fruit. You can taste both varietals, the wooding is quite noticeable
and the Pinot Noir speaks first. The Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 spends 8 months in
oak and is from Bot Rivier, Swartland and Breedekloof grapes. It has sweet oak
and the usual Cabernet flavours
Author Amy Heydenrych
was there to sign copies of her novel "Shame on You". We were all
given a copy by Overhex
The wines all use Amorim Cork's Helix cork closure, a mushroom shaped composite cork designed for easy opening without a corkscrew
The three wines. If
you see them in the shops, scan the label for the secret story
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2018
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