Rise of the Phoenix Wine Blending Evening

Our Phoenix Petite Sirah (Durif) has been sold out twice. We are about to bottle our third vintage and need your help to refine and polish the wine before it is bottled. Come and join Emile Gentis for an evening of "blending", sharing his expertise, but relying on your taste perspective! Be a rebel and join the Thor Vintners & Co. story.... and be part of this icon wine.

"The Phoenix is an ancient mythical legend, spread over centuries of storytelling and symbolises rebirth, renewal, immortality, healing and eternal fire (sun). The word ‘phoenix’ in Greek also refers to a purple-red color. The Gentis Phoenix is a tribute to a new vibrant, purple-red cultivar called Petite Sirah (Durif), which has been reborn from the Swartland soils and sun. As the Phoenix rises from the ashes, so will Petite Sirah rise to be the new Swartland champion.

The Swartland Petite Sirah, also known as Durif, demonstrates the diversity of wine styles found in the Swartland and expresses a new world wine style commonly found in Australia and California. But once you’ve experienced the many faces of this unquivering grape around the world, you will see just how well it is suited to the Swartland. If you can make it, claim it, and therefore we have chosen this wine as a flag bearer for the Thor Vintners and Gentis portfolio.

Petite Sirah may be a small grape, but its flavour is anything but small. A good description of our Petite Sirah would be = big, bold and freaken memorable. This wine has a full body and a mouthfeel that is often described as chewy and intense, but offers a mix of spices, dark chocolate, caramel, liquorice and coffee. Black plum and cherry nuances come to mind, when whiffing the glass.

Aged in 500L barrels, after we cold soaked the juice for 4 days, fermented on 60% whole bunch clusters and pressed early at 10 Balling."