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Bon Courage Port 2003

Full – bodied fortified wine with hints of prunes, plums and black cherry – with a deep ruby color. Sugar levels were kept to a maximum of 95B / l.

variety : Tinta Barocca [ Tinta Barocca, Cabernet Franc ]
winemaker : Jacques Bruwer
wine of origin : Breede River
analysis : alc : 19.0 % vol  rs : 74.8 g/l  pH : 3.8  ta : 6.0 g/l  
type : Fortified   wooded
pack : Bottle  
AWARDS
Veritas 2005 - Bronze

ageing : Mature in cellar - to keep for 2 years.
in the vineyard : Grape varieties: Tinta Barocca and Caberent Franc
Age of vineyards planted: 6 - 10 years
about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at 28º Balling
Yield: 12 tons per hectare
in the cellar : Wine was fermented on skins. Yeast inoculated. Allowed to ferment up to 12Balling. Fortification took place with brandy spirits – fortified up to 18 %. Left on skins for 2 – 3 days where after the wine was racked into 4 & 5 th French oak barrels for 2 years.
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