Keermont Fleurfontein 2025

(375ml)

The KEERMONT FLEURFONTEIN (‘flower fountain’) derives its name from a beautiful spring on the farm. The Sauvignon blanc vineyard from which grapes are sourced for this wine lies just below this spring. We use a distinctive technique to produce raisins in the vineyard which give the Fleurfontein its concentration and sweetness.

Raisins are produced by using a pair of pliers to pinch the stem of the bunches while they ripen on the vine. This pinching action stops the translocation of fluids into and out of the grapes, which then stops them from becoming over ripe. We do this when the grapes are at optimal ripeness in order to concentrate the juice with the perfect sugar to acid balance. The grapes dry out naturally during the warm summer and are harvested a few weeks later. The syrupy juice is squeezed from them with a hard pressing process. This is slowly fermented by indigenous yeast in Hungarian and French oak barrels and then matures in these barrels for about 15 months. Total production for this bottling was seven barrels yielding 3453 half bottles. All grapes used in producing this wine were grown on Keermont Vineyards. Processing, maturation, and bottling were carried out by hand in our cellar.

TASTING NOTE

Deep gold in colour, the Fleurfontein 2025 exudes aromas of dried apricot, litchi, and pineapple with hints of almond, vanilla and sweet spice. The palate is full and creamy with concentrated flavours of dried fruit, honey, vanilla biscuit and a touch of curry spice. A central core of acidity gives the wine a long, complex, salted caramel finish. Drink now through to 2036.

VINTAGE REPORT

2025 will be regarded as a good, if not great, vintage. Weather conditions were generally favourable, and the harvested grape quality and analysis looked excellent.

The vines grew strongly during the spring, following a very wet winter. The growing season was moderate with a couple of heat spikes around veraison, when the grapes begin to ripen. Yields were healthy, but not particularly high and this resulted in great concentration and structure in the wines.

BLOCKS

ANALYSIS

Alc: 10 %
pH: 3.66
TA: 7.1 g/L
RS: 254 g/L
TSO2: 249 mg/L
VA: 1.50 g/L

ACCOLADES

FLEURFONTEIN 24: 93 pts NEAL MARTIN (Vinous)
FLEURFONTEIN 23: 95 pts TIM ATKIN (MW)
FLEURFONTEIN 23: 5 stars PLATTER’S GUIDE
FLEURFONTEIN 23: 95 pts NEAL MARTIN (Vinous)
FLEURFONTEIN 22: 4 ½ stars PLATTER’S GUIDE
FLEURFONTEIN 22: 95 pts TIM ATKIN (MW)
FLEURFONTEIN 22: 94 pts NEAL MARTIN (Vinous)
FLEURFONTEIN 21: 90 pts WINE SPECTATOR
FLEURFONTEIN 21: 96 pts TIM ATKIN (MW)
FLEURFONTEIN NV: 4 ½ stars PLATTER’S GUIDE
FLEURFONTEIN NV: 94 pts TIM ATKIN (MW)
FLEURFONTEIN 19: 97 pts NEAL MARTIN (Vinous)
FLEURFONTEIN 19: 90 pts WINE SPECTATOR
FLEURFONTEIN 19: 93 pts WINE MAGAZINE
FLEURFONTEIN 19: 4 ½ stars PLATTER’S GUIDE
FLEURFONTEIN 18: 95 pts NEAL MARTIN (Vinous)
FLEURFONTEIN 18: 4 ½ stars PLATTER’S GUIDE
FLEURFONTEIN 18: 92pts TIM ATKIN (MW)
FLEURFONTEIN 17: 93pts TIM ATKIN (MW)
FLEURFONTEIN 17: 4 stars PLATTER’S GUIDE
FLEURFONTEIN 17: 93 pts NEAL MARTIN
FLEURFONTEIN 15: 95 pts TIM ATKIN (MW)
FLEURFONTEIN 15: 94 pts NEAL MARTIN (Wine Advocate)
FLEURFONTEIN 14: 94 pts TIM ATKIN (MW)
FLEURFONTEIN 14: 94pts NEAL MARTIN (Wine Advocate)
FLEURFONTEIN 13: FIRST CLASS British Airways
FLEURFONTEIN 12: 91pts NEAL MARTIN (Wine Advocate)
FLEURFONTEIN 12: 94 ptsTIM ATKIN (MW)
FLEURFONTEIN 12: FIRST CLASS British Airways
FLEURFONTEIN 12: 4½ starsPLATTER GUIDE 2015
FLEURFONTEIN 10: 92 pts NEAL MARTIN (Wine Advocate)
FLEURFONTEIN 10: 4 stars PLATTER GUIDE 2012