{"product_id":"thistle-weed-nastergal","title":"Thistle \u0026 Weed Nastergal 2024","description":"\u003cstyle\u003etable\n\t{mso-displayed-decimal-separator:\"\\.\";\n\tmso-displayed-thousand-separator:\"\\,\";}\ntr\n\t{mso-height-source:auto;}\ncol\n\t{mso-width-source:auto;}\ntd\n\t{padding-top:1px;\n\tpadding-right:1px;\n\tpadding-left:1px;\n\tmso-ignore:padding;\n\tcolor:black;\n\tfont-size:11.0pt;\n\tfont-weight:400;\n\tfont-style:normal;\n\ttext-decoration:none;\n\tfont-family:\"Aptos Narrow\", sans-serif;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\ttext-align:general;\n\tvertical-align:bottom;\n\tborder:none;\n\twhite-space:nowrap;\n\tmso-rotate:0;}\n.xl18\n\t{font-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:Arial, sans-serif;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\twhite-space:normal;}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"327\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol width=\"327\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"327\" height=\"20\" class=\"xl18\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThistle \u0026amp; Weed take their names from the weeds that push up between Cape vines. Etienne Terblanche and Stephanie Wiid see in that stubbornness the same tenacity a vine needs to survive. Nastergal is Solanum Nigrum or Black Nightshade: White flowers, inky purple berries, long gathered for jams and local cooking. The wine earns the name honestly, led by Tempranillo from Wellington for backbone, with Alicante Bouschet; red-fleshed as well as red-skinned, which is where the blackness comes from. A handful of Portuguese varieties chosen because they cope with heat. Components are fermented separately and naturally in open-top vessels, some whole bunch, then matured in older French oak for under a year before blending; bottled unfined. Inky and brooding: blackberry, blueberry and black plum with cinnamon, scrubby bush spice and cracked pepper, the texture plush but taut, tannins tucked under the fruit with beautiful acidic balance. A wine for the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thistle \u0026 Weed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54107502641459,"sku":null,"price":320.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/6936\/1459\/files\/pomelli_photoshoot_image_4k_0919_6.png?v=1789820276","url":"https:\/\/openbottle.co.za\/products\/thistle-weed-nastergal","provider":"OPEN BOTTLE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}