#holdenmanzwineestate

[jacquesmarais]

It is truly incredible how the landscape changes as you journey from the verdant forests and fynbos hills of the #gardenroute on #Stage1 of the annual @transcapemtb MTB Experience. . . It is truly a 'Bicycle Journey across the Cape' and unarguably rates as one of South Africa's most scenic & stylish mountain-biking events. Today, riders from around the globe saddled up to journey from the #GardenRoute and across the #Karoo, #Hessequa and #Overberg Regions, all the way to the Cape #winelands . . This is not a race, but rather a quest for headspace and #MTB Stoke ... The first stage may well be done, but the six more days of having fun along this stunning route still awaits. Shot for a superb welcome, #Chandelier Game Farm 👌 And great work by the @ozone.africa Team of @zaneschmahl, @peterkirkmedia, @andrehugomedia & @jeffayliffe . . #volvocarsa #DHLAfrica #seattlecoffee Co #holdenmanzwine #bavariabeer #squirtcyclingproducts #TsitsikammaSpringWater #holdenmanzwineestate #serengetieyewear #ChickenSupreme #PremierFoods #bushnelloptics (at Oudtshoorn, Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8FACxBJrGy/?igshid=i7ca1v8bg9ov

[tasteletssee]

Shiraz and sharing. | “Overflow gently, don’t drown.”-Albert Camus | Holden Manz Shiraz 2013. White pepper, bodacious body. Bursting with flavour and freedom. | | #holdenmanz #franschhoek #holdenmanzwineestate #toastedbarrels #marblesa #holdenmanzwine #tasteletssee #johannesburg #joburg #winelovers #shiraz #vin #vino (at Marble) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqWWJsfHeQW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12nfdza9lgqje

[bkwineper]

The energetic French winemaker at @holdenmanzwineestate #WineTourSouthAfrica #WineTour #SouthAfrica #BKWine (at Holden Manz Wine Estate) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-La9l1HEcH/?igshid=lkfpku1gqc27

[apocketfulofresolutions]

December in Visi | Five crisp summer sips in the @visi_mag Holiday Issue | Thank you to Amelia Brown @visi_mag Samantha Charles and the Visi Editorial team for thinking of me | Thank you @holdenmanzwineestate @toastedbarrels @hazendalwine @mullineuxwines @olive_hamilton_russell @ashbourne_blanc_rose @heleen_rabe @hartenberg_wine_estate | #tasteletssee #visimagazine (at Johannesburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6OA6nXji1TT7-CgUiwsnKvx9z0oljwg98pFXA0/?igshid=g46dyby4uo6u

[tasteletssee]

Peer review. | “We tasted the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon blind against Cabernet Sauvignon grim this country and others, with 25 other people. We thought it was ready, it ranked in the top five consistently.”- @holden.gerard | #roseallday #holdenmanz #franschhoek #holdenmanzwineestate #toastedbarrels #marblesa #holdenmanzwine #tasteletssee #johannesburg #joburg #winelovers #cabernetsauvignon #vin #vino (at Marble) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqUoS4PHIJk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o4s0o5dt3qsi

[tasteletssee]

Wood and flame. | @holdenmanz Reserve Chardonnay (2017, Somerset West), paired with @marble_sa’s grilled octopus, fired pimento, roasted fennel bulb and saffron aioli. | The Chardonnay is citrus driven, with hints of toasted almonds. The wood integration might take a few more months of maturation. It walks a dynamic tightrope | #roseallday #holdenmanz #franschhoek #holdenmanzwineestate #toastedbarrels #marblesa #holdenmanzwine #tasteletssee #johannesburg #joburg #winelovers #chardonnay #vin #vino (at Marble) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqT-MNwHPVb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=j3gl15qlit8k

[tasteletssee]

@holdenmanz and a movable feast at @marble_sa | “As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.”-Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast | #roseallday #holdenmanz #franschhoek #holdenmanzwineestate #rose #toastedbarrels #marblesa #holdenmanzwine #tasteletssee #grenache #cinsault #syrah #cabernetsauvignon #cabernetfranc #vin #vino #winetasting #johannesburg #joburg #winelovers #rosewine (at Marble) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpAEON6F2wb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1orm2b2rmgrvp

[tasteletssee]

“I dreamed of Provence.” | “It reminds me of being at our house in Provence - a whiff of jasmine, stone fruit and apple with structure from the wood.”- @holden.gerard | ‪Tasting @holdenmanz’ recently released 2018 Rose with @toastedbarrels at @Marble_sa - 42% Grenache, 34% Syrah, 12% Cinsault, 8% Cab Sauv, 4% Cab Franc)‬ | #roseallday #holdenmanz #franschhoek #holdenmanzwineestate #rose #toastedbarrels #marblesa #holdenmanzwine #tasteletssee #grenache #cinsault #syrah #cabernetsauvignon #cabernetfranc #vin #vino #winetasting #johannesburg #joburg #winelovers #rosewine (at Marble) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo-zstNF6d6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dj5fikpg2vce

[tasteletssee]

Soaring 🦅 @thebeastwinecollection Soaring is a Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah blend from @holdenmanzwineestate in @franschhoeksa @holden.gerard says he had one wine in mind. This typical Australian new world blend was what @holden.gerard described as ‘true to form’ to celebrate the Rugby World Cup winning star, @tendaimtawarira #TasteLetsSee #thebeastwinecollection (at Embassy Towers) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmb4eZZqJ9o/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tasteletssee]

A Sure Thing There could be a hundred Chardonnays in the room and I would still find @holdenmanzwineestate at @winex_2022 What a wine #TasteLetsSe #HoldenManz #WineX2022 #WinexisBack (at Sandton Convention Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClR2469qCZZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tasteletssee]

He Talks Like This ‘Cause He Can Back it Up 🐘 “The more we thought about the mad idea of making wine, the more we fell in love with it.”- @holdenmanzwineestate I was thrilled that at a recent tasting, a fellow wine enthusiast spoke about their love of the @holdenmanzwineestate Vernissage. Another exquisite red blend, @holdenmanzwineestate The Big G 2018 is comprised of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc. A fabulous wine, 12,000 bottles are produced a year. It pays homage to the elephant, which once called this exquisite valley home. A joy to taste this expressive, buxom wine with @holden.gerard and @blacc_2016, thank you for having me. #TasteLetsSee #Blacc2016 #HoldenManz #TheCatalystHotel (at The Catalyst Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClE9iXRqL6k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tasteletssee]

Between Me-n-u 🍔 @holdenmanzwineestate Cabernet Franc Reserve 2019 and Merlot Reserve 2019. The Cabernet Franc is tended to with care. @holden.gerard says their winemaker manicures the vineyard like it’s his back garden. This herbaceous wine is full of verve and while it is intense and sumptuous it has a tender quality to it. The Merlot, tasted in parallel is also picked carefully, @holden.gerard says that the winemaker prefers to pick it himself. This wine exhibits plum, forest floor and earthy characteristics. With sliders? Sublime #TasteLetsSee #HoldenManz #blacc2016 #TheCatalystHotel (at The Catalyst Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClE8DT5qrlx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tasteletssee]

Pencil Case Shavings Scent is powerful in the way that it takes you back to a time and place in a personal way. @holdenmanzwineestate The Proprietor’s Reserve Red 2016. A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Shiraz from the farm in Franschoek at 14.5% alc. This intense, full-bodied wine exhibits cassis, tobacco and pencil case shaving characters. I would like to serve it with Pepper steak pie. It would also pair well with Oxtail or a pooitjie #TasteLetsSee #HoldenManz #Blacc2016 #TheCatalystHotel (at The Catalyst Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClE6ddUKRs2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tasteletssee]

A Wine to Come Back To @holdenmanzwineestate Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2020 was one of my favourite wines at @winex_2022 It reaches right out of the glass and greets you with grace. I was delighted to taste it a few days later with @holden.gerard and @blacc_2016 With stone fruit and citrus characteristics, this wine comes from a cool climate vineyard overlooking the sea. It’s lovely and pretty, and would pair beautifully with cheesecake #TasteLetsSee #HoldenManz #Blacc2016 #TheCatalystHotel (at The Catalyst Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClCXfpnqGvE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tasteletssee]

A Persistent Finish @holdenmanzwineestate Chenin Blanc 2021, the current release was hewn from vines planted in 1982 in the Paarl/Simonsberg area. 12,000 bottles are produced every year, 70% of which are sent to Germany, the wine’s biggest market. 20% stainless steel, 80% barrel fermented, the wine spends six months on the lees. @holden.gerard says that this is to ensure a more reductive than oxidative taste. With stone fruit and pineapple characteristics and a slightly toasty finish, I imagine this would be a sublime pairing with mussels cooked in white wine, garlic and cream and bread smeared with all the butter you can find. Art: @upstartgalleries Jibril Linjoun Achou, Italian Touch Collage on canvas, 2021 #TasteLetsSee #Blacc2016 #HoldenManz #TheCatalystHotel (at The Catalyst Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClCV2iWKiQF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tasteletssee]

A Persistent Finish @holdenmanzwineestate Chenin Blanc 2021, the current release was hewn from vines planted in 1982 in the Paarl/Simonsberg area. 12,000 bottles are produced every year, 70% of which are sent to Germany, the wine’s biggest market. 20% stainless steel, 80% barrel fermented, the wine spends six months on the lees. @holden.gerard says that this is to ensure a more reductive than oxidative taste. With stone fruit and pineapple characteristics and a slightly toasty finish, I imagine this would be a sublime pairing with mussels cooked in white wine, garlic and cream and bread smeared with all the butter you can find. Art: @upstartgalleries Jibril Linjoun Achou, Italian Touch Collage on canvas, 2021 #TasteLetsSee #Blacc2016 #HoldenManz #TheCatalystHotel (at The Catalyst Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClCV2iWKiQF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=