M·A·N Family Wines Old Vine Rosé 2010

The Cinsault vineyard makes the style of Rosé we like at MAN Vintners: bright cherry-pink in colour, with aromas of strawberries and tropical fruit. The wine is crisp and refreshing with red berry fruit flavours and a hint of sweetness.

A refreshing rosé well suited for sipping on a hot summer's day, yet having enough depth to pair well with richer foods. Serve chilled.

variety : Cinsaut [ 91% Cinsaut, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : MAN Family Wines

winemaker : _

wine of origin : Paarl and Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol rs : 4.3 g/l pH : 3.44 ta : 6.23 g/l

type : Rose style : Dry taste : Fruity

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : At MAN Vintners we seek to identify unique, interesting parcels of vines on our growers' farms and find ways to showcase these special vineyards. The Perdeberg region has a fantastic resource in older vines: over 200 hectares of vines older than 25 years.

In this new Rosé we selected a 26 year old, dry-farmed, un-trellised ('bush-vine') Cinsault vineyard on the Eenzaamheid farm in Perdeberg Paarl.

Vintage conditions: Good winter rains in 2009 kept vineyards healthy throughout summer. Excellent ripening conditions started the 2010 season, with cool temperatures prevailing. Strong winds resulted in some crop loss, but increased concentration of flavours in remaining fruit. Overall a small crop, generally of high quality.

about the harvest: Harvesting was done by hand.

in the cellar : Bunches were de-stemmed and crushed. After 5 hours skin contact in the press, the juice and skins were gently pressed and fermented at cool temperatures in stainless steel tanks. Small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon rosé was added for fruit complexity. The wine was left on its lees for 4 months, then fined and filtered before bottling.

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