The Fledge & Co. Vagabond is an independently minded, multi-varietal Cape white blend crafted to showcase the Cape’s vast terroir diversity in a single glass. The Fledge & Co. Vagabond combines over 17 prime vineyard sites across the Swartland, Stellenbosch, Elgin, Tradouw, Piketberg, Keisie, Klein Karoo, and Voor-Paardeberg.
- Aroma: Opens with orange blossom, cling peach, tangerine, dried pineapple, greengage, rooibos, honeyd almonds, fennel, and white spice.
- Palate: Supple, exotically concentrated, and elegant with yellow-green citrus layers.
- Finish: Satisfyingly lengthy with concentrated, palate-whetting zippy citrus rind acidity.
Hand-harvested at dawn, the fruit undergoes gentle skin contact or slow whole-bunch pressing. Each vineyard site ferments separately in old 400L, 500L, and 600L French oak casks. Following 10 months of barrel maturation, the blended components undergo a “second winter” tempering in stainless steel (Inox) on fine lees for 11 months before bottling unfined, unfiltered, and sealed under DIAM. Serve lightly chilled and decant before enjoying. Pairs brilliantly with roast fowl, duck, pork, traditional Cape Malay, mild Cantonese cuisine, or firm cheeses and charcuterie. Cellar carefully to allow its full complexity and generosity to unfold over time.