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Blouvlei Rosé 2008

With the color of a ripe watermelon and flavours of red berries, pomelo and tropical fruit. Nice acidity to end off the slightly sweet fruit.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Mont du Toit
winemaker : Arthur Basson with Abraham Cloete
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 2.5 g/l  pH : 3.  ta : 6 g/l  
type : Rose  style : Dry  
pack : Bottle  closure : Screwcap  
in the vineyard : Viticulturist: Pieter-Niel Rossouw
Origin: Paarl, Western Cape Situated on the foothills of the Hawequa mountain, overlooking Wellington.
Climate: Cold and wet winter with normal spring. Lots of rain during harvest till end of summer.
Terroir: Weathered granite and sandy loam soils in the lower parts of the vineyards.
Vintage notes: Wet winter, with normal rainfall in spring. Summer started out perfect with not too much or too little rain, but lots of rain in second week of February with rain every week till end of harvest. The age of the vines is 5 years.

in the cellar : Grapes are handpicked and meticulously sorted to ensure only the best fruit is used for vinification. Cool fermentation temperatures to preserve the fruit. Directly after fermentation prepared for bottling.

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