Wine Fairview, Chardonnay, 2022

Chardonnay wine house Feirvyu demonstrates rich aroma and fresh, surround taste. Winery workers show very carefully and accurately related to the process of influence on the bouquet of wine oak wood, so it becomes easier to drink in style, aging in oak barrels gives the wine character and personality. Part of the harvest was fermented in stainless steel vats, part – in French oak barrels. Aging wine in oak barrels on the lees with regular battonazhem lasted 8 months. Wine storage capacity up to 5 years.

Development of virgin lands in the vineyard Fairview, located at the foot of Paarl, in recent years has led to the excavation of prehistoric stone tools, proving the presence here of hominids about 700 000 years ago. Probably at the end of the first millennium AD hills are home to nomads from the north, which gave them the name of Hoi An. These peaceful people remained there until the arrival of the first European settlers in the Cape in the mid 1600s. The official date of formal demarcation Fairview farm is 1693. A plot of land in the south-western slopes of Paarl Mountain was given to Steven Verwey (believed he was one of the French Huguenots, who fled from the Protestant persecution in Europe in 1688). Only six years later, in 1699 was released the first wine.

Star Farm beginning to shine in 1937, when the grandfather Charles bought the property from the family of Hugo for the princely sum. In 1916 he bought a plot of land called Lowe Klein Babylonstoren in Paarl on the slopes of Mount Simonsberg, on these lands in the future will be born farm Backsberg. The next step was the development in 1926, when he – a self-taught winemaker made the wine, which became the leader of that time in South Africa, and then created a thriving business for export wines. This success inspired him to develop further and look already on the ground, who were at the bottom of the Valley on Mount Paarl, this is where he created the farm. This foresight enabled him after the death of a wine farm to bequeath his sons, whom he also instilled a passion for wine, strong work ethic and the spirit of innovation.

Farm Feirvyu inherited son Kirill, who immediately proceeded to transplant vineyards. Grapes Senso, which was very common in this region, he replaced the classic varieties – Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Pinotage. Through such innovations, he became a leading producer of red wines, which were highly appreciated. The first wine under the brand name Feirvyu was spilled in 1974. In 1975, the first auction of wines Nederburg Auction, where wine companies were sold out within three hours.

Son Cyril – Charles II, joined his father in 1978 after teaching at a local agricultural university. He was the main leader of the company in 1995 after the sudden death of his father. Under the leadership of Charles II assured the company became one of the most successful innovative wineries in South Africa. To date, under the brand name Feirvyu produced 50,000 cases of wine a year, with 70% of production is exported to USA, Canada, UK, Sweden and Germany.