Fairview’s Goats do Roam Red 2021, the G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Time) Red Blend has received the joint highest score (94 points) in Winemag.co.za’s Prescient Signature Red Blends Report 2023!
This year’s Signature Red Blend Report received 60 entries from 46 producers with 35 (58%) rating 90-plus on the 100-point quality scale. The wines were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panelof seasoned wine experts. The Signature Red Blend Report calls for wine entries that are distinctive of their originators. Wine producers can work with any combination of varieties they like with a view to creating a blend both inimitable by competitors, truly memorable among wine lovers and perhaps authentically South African.
Goats Do Roam Red 2021
The Goats Do Roam Red, inspired by the revered Southern French region of the Rhône Valley, is a blend of Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Grenache Noir, Cinsault, Petite Sirah, also known as Durif, and Tempranillo.
Tasting Notes: The Goats Do Roam Red 2021 is shows typical aromas of fresh red berries, plums and a touch of pepper. It has a youthful, juicy palate with layers of generous berry fruit and spices balanced with integrated oak nuances. The palate is smooth with fine tannins and a long fresh finish for easy drinking pleasure.
Food Pairing: This wine is a dream with rich, Mediterranean-style food. Also perfect with braised lamb or a sirloin strip roast with Roquefort mushrooms.
Purchase: Fairview’s Goats Do Roam Red 2021 is available for purchase at Fairview Wine and Cheese Estate in Paarl and at select wine merchants and restaurants nationally. Or shop online at
https://fairviewmarketplace.co.za/product/goats-do-roam-red-2021
Retail price: R73
The Goats Do Roam Story
Fairview Winery’s Goats Do Roam wine range is a clever play on Côtesdu Rhône, the southern France region that inspired this wine’s style, and a shout out to the herd of goats that produce cheese for the winery. The legend goes that some errant members of Fairview’s long-established goat herd once escaped from their paddock into the Fairview vineyards. The little group happily roamed among the vineyards, showing rare discernment by selecting only the ripest berries from the vines – Shiraz, Mourvèdre and Grenache Noir. Inspired by this tale, the Fairview Goats Do Roam Red Blend was born, with a White and a Rosé following later. Highly drinkable and superb in quality, the Goats Do Roam range is an intriguing mix of southern French and Italian style blends, rich in complexity and at value-for-money prices.
For all the light-hearted sense of fun evident in the labelling and branding of the Goats do Roam range, the wines themselves take a serious approach to quality. The style is modern, fruit-rich, with intelligent use of wood for either fermentation and/or maturation in small French and American oak barrels.
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