Rich, darkly-delicious "wild horse" of a wine, bursting with a nose of cassis, black berries and ripe red cherries, elegantly integrated with hints of "smoky bacon" and "new leather"-aromas. Bold and full-bodied on the palate, with a lingering creamy mocha finish, classically encapsulated by maturation in all-new French Oak barrels.
Be as bold as this wine, and try it with: Grilled Tuna, with creamy Pepper and Portabella mushroom sauce Or Roast duck on a bed of spring onion-infused mashed potatoes, served with Home-made plum sauce
ageing :
Drinking exceptionally well now and will reward two to six years in bottle.
Grapes were sourced from two different vineyards; one in Botrivier Valley and the other (main volumes) from d’Olyfboom estate, Paarl. All these vineyards are trellised on a four-wire Perold system. Drip irrigation is available to combine canopy management with stress management.
Handpicked grapes were brought in late in February at 24,6 brix.
The pH was 3.2 with a titratable acid of 7,4 g/l. Sorting was done in the vineyard, followed by bunch selection in the cellar before crush. Total production was 6,4 tons per hectare (43hl/ha).
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