Our time and energy has not been completely consumed by our 2008 star, The Weather Girl, we’ve in fact got a couple more promising stars waiting in the wings for you.

Pinot Noir

We’re particularly excited about our first Pinot Noir. We’ll be bottling it next year but aren’t sure exactly when it’ll be released. This is because a Pinot Noir is a structurally complex wine and, being the maiden vintage, we’ve got to figure out how long to keep it in the barrels. It’ll be somewhere between 15 and 24 months (has been X months so far).
In the mean time we’re enjoying the monthly barrel tastings and will keep you posted about the release date.

Shiraz

We’ll also be releasing our first Shiraz in 2011. It has all the complexities South African Shiraz is renowned for, as well as that unique white pepper spiciness unique to the Elim area.

Sauvignon Blanc

Our 2009 Sauvignon Blanc will be released early next year. White wines have the ability to age and are often better after 3 months of bottling. Remember that cool climate white wines, like The Berrio wines, have particularly good aging potential and can easily mature for up to 5 years.  I think they’re at their best after 1 year.

The Berrio fans should try their utmost (as hard as it may be) to keep a bottle of each vintage for a vertical tasting in a couple of years time – it’ll really be worth it.