#lamottewine

It’s Open That Bottle Night 🍷 @dottieandjohn founded Open That Bottle Night, celebrated annually on the last Saturday in February, for us to finally open that bottle of wine that we have been saving for a special occasion and share it with those we love. What wine will you be opening? I was delighted to share the special reasons why I look forward to opening @lamottewine Shiraz 2007 with internationally renowned wine writers, Dottie and John. Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher conceived and wrote The Wall Street Journal's wine column, "Tastings," from 1998 to 2010. Dorothy and John have been tasting and studying wine since 1973. More on OTBN with @dottieandjohn on Grape Collective: https://grapecollective.com/articles/riesling-or-marionberry-oh-the-dilemmas-of-otbn #TasteLetsSee #OTBN #OpenThatBottleNight #GrapeCollective #LaMotteWine (at Grangehurst Winery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpGIglrq9vp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Serenity and La Motte Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc 🍃 Just in time for our last, languid Summer days, La Motte Pierneef Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2022. Made with Sauvignon Blanc grapes from Elim, and 15% Semillon, it’s fresh with supple citrus characteristics and lingering notes of green pepper and gooseberry. The label features a baobab linocut from South African artist Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886 – 1957). #TasteLetsSee #LaMotteWine #SauvignonBlanc (at Johannesburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co5U9DvKlMv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A Story Like No Other “Bienvenue dans ma ville!” What a delight, to pore over the pages of JAN the JOURNAL as well as to travel by armchair to Nice, through the accompanying travel guide. Thank you to @lamottewine for sharing this decadent holiday read with me. I can’t wait to travel to Franschoek and visit beyond the armchair #TasteLetsSee #JANtheJOURNAL #LaMotteWine (at Johannesburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmR22GlKZiE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Root Cause “Isn’t that how we get better at this thing called life? By staying curious?”- @janhendrikvanderwesthuizen Unwrapping the beauty of @lamottewine Millennium 2019, while poring over JAN the JOURNAL in the garden at home. What keeps you infinitely curious? #TasteLetsSee #LaMotteWine #janfranschhoek (at Johannesburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmR04tWqAwy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Nice | Root Cause “To start everyday knowing that you’re on this journey with us as we go out and explore the fascinations of this world and share our discoveries is the reason why we do what we do.” Holiday Reading with @lamottewine x @janhendrikvanderwesthuizen Journal #LaMotteWine #JANJournal #TasteLetsSee (at Johannesburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmOHFcTKcVX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Franschoek Isn’t As Far 🥂✨ 🐆 A quick trip for the palate to Franschoek, when we visited @lamottewine and @leopardsleap at @winex_2022 La Motte Vin de Joie Rosé 2022 beckons the height of summer closer and closer with each sip. Wonderful to taste Leopard’s Leap Pinotage and take comfort in the conversation work that the Cape Leopard Trust is doing with the support of Leopard’s Leap #TasteLetsSee #WinexisBack #WineX2022 #LeopardsLeap #LaMotteWine (at Sandton Convention Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClSvOqpqk4n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

French Connection 🇫🇷🍷🇿🇦 Toasting to @lamottewine’s recently released 2018 Syrah-Viognier and 2018 Franschhoek Syrah. These highly anticipated new releases are a delight to discover on Bastille Day, 14 July. We look forward to more @lamottewine moments with @franschhoeksa Bastille Festival, which returns on 16 and 17 July. Are you ready for the newly released @lamottewine Millennium 2019? The Bordeaux style wine which was bottled on the estate in November 2020 #LaMotteWine #TasteLetsSee #BastilleDay (at Johannesburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf_c5MkqXsk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Keeping it in the Family with La Motte 🍇 Without @sauvignonblancsa, there would be no Cabernet Sauvignon. But how is it possible for a green grape to have been part of the parentage of a red grape? “… sauvignon blanc spread to the region around Bordeaux where it spontaneously crossed with cabernet franc, creating cabernet sauvignon sometime before the mid-1750s. (Until the parentage of cabernet sauvignon was discovered via DNA typing by Dr Carole Meredith and her PhD student, John Bowers, at the University of California, Davis in 1996, it was not thought that a red grape could have a white grape as a parent.)” Mother’s Day and Sauvignon Blanc Day provide the perfect occasion to keep it in the family with @lamottewine. The 2020 @lamottewine Sauvignon Blanc is supported by the addition of 8% Semillon. 25% of the grapes originate from the Cape South Coast, while 25% are from Franschhoek and 50% from Stellenbosch. This crisp young wine is complex, with notes of gooseberry and citrus on the nose, followed by abundant tropical fruits and apples on the palate. The 2018 La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon is comprised of grapes from Franschhoek (33%) and Stellenbosch (67%). This stately wine has notes of dark fruit and cigar box characters on the nose, with poised tannins. Whether they are enjoyed in the company of family or not, both wines are classic iterations of the storied varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. #LaMotteWine #TasteLetsSee #SauvBlancDay (at Johannesburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/COpiMhYJcen/?igshid=12hiy6tbb2qqt