Blaauwklippen Cultivar Selection Malbec 2009

This intense wine entices with whiffs of dark chocolate, mocha, rum, blue berries, vanilla and eucalyptus. The smooth tannins are evident with a complex, deep structure and a lingering fruity finish.

Char grilled beef, venison and oxtail.

variety : Malbec [ 100% Malbec ]
winemaker : Rolf Zeitvogel with Albert Basson
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.44 % vol  rs : 2.7 g/l  pH : 3.63  ta : 5.7 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Herbaceous  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : Enjoy immediately or within the next 8 years at a temperature of 18-20°C.

in the vineyard : The vineyards producing the fruit for this wine are grown amongst the blue granite outer crops of Blaauwklippen, Stellenbosch.

in the cellar : Spontaneous fermentation after 3 days cold maceration. 7 Days skin contact after alcoholic fermentation. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation on skins. Matured in large oak vats.

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