{"product_id":"botanica-wines-chenin-blanc-2022","title":"Botanica Flower Girl Albarino 2025","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBotanica Flower Girl Albarino \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntense aromatics of white peach and pink grapefruit follow through on the vibrant palate. Packed with zesty acidity, the wine refreshes with its juicy nectarine avors, backed by undercurrents of grapefruit pith, lemongrass and lime zest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown up until recently as ‘Botanica’ the wines now carry the name of the 18th Century British artist, Mary Delany, whose botanical cut-paper collages adorn the label. They should be considered as some of the most striking and originally packaged wines in the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated in Devon Valley within Stellenbosch, Ginny Povall makes wine whilst simultaneously running a luxury guest lodge and protea farm. Until recently, all the wines produced have come from contract fruit, whilst Ginny waited for her own vines to mature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmerican-born and living in New York City for her early adult life, Ginny confesses to not having a ‘posh background in winemaking’. She arrived in the Cape in 2008 with some basic knowledge of winemaking through evening and weekend courses spent at UC Davis and ‘a ton of reading’ over the years. The majority of those courses were in viticulture, with some wine chemistry and analysis thrown in. The 2008 vintage proved to be her first experience working in a commercial cellar and Ginny has been building on that ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe farm gives her the opportunity to experiment first-hand with different viticultural practices in the hope that the results are different to what everyone else is doing. Stating that she had to ‘unlearn’ a lot what was taught at UC Davis, Ginny has adapted herself and learnt instead how things are done differently in the Cape, whilst simultaneously trying to get some of the California practices to integrate on the farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBotanica Flower Girl Albarino - Hay Wines\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"HAY WINES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56841256632695,"sku":"10506","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6009\/9006\/files\/BotanicaFlowerGirlAlbarino.jpg?v=1775044197","url":"https:\/\/haywines.co.uk\/products\/botanica-wines-chenin-blanc-2022","provider":"HAY WINES","version":"1.0","type":"link"}