Wrong Turn, Fernão Pires, Western Cape, South Africa 2022

90
Tasted by: Tina Gellie
(at Tate Modern, London, 29 Mar 2023)
Drinking Window: 2023 - 2025
If you tried Waitrose's 2021 Loved & Found Fernão Pires then you'll like this – from a Portuguese grape that found its way to South Africa 36 years ago. A seemingly wrong turn, as the label suggests, but these now heritage vines have produced a weighty, textured mouthful of floral, honeyed yellow fruit, balanced by lemony acidity. Supple and juicy and with a creamy finish. One of the best of the new Aldi range, available from July.
Wrong Turn, Fernão Pires, Western Cape, South Africa 2022
Producer
Wrong Turn
Brand
Fernão Pires
Vintage
2022
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
South Africa
Region
Western Cape
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Screwcap
Alcohol
12.00%
Body
Medium
Grapes
100% Fernao Pires