Garnit amber in colour, Palate filled with bold tannins and lingering spice, bramble and blackberry notes and smokey notes
Accompany this wine with grilled steak, spicy pork and all types of game and sausage. For the cheese fanatic, go for something creamy and strong,Camembert, limburger or some blue cheese.
variety : Petit Verdot [ 100% Petit Verdot ]
winemaker : Francois Joubert
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.1 % vol rs : 2.1 g/l pH : 3.6 ta : 5.4 g/l
type : Red style : Dry body : Full
pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork
in the vineyard : The highest vineyard block on the farm at 200 m above sea level, it is a tiny 1.03ha in extent,
planted on the only patch of Vilafontes soil on the property. One of the oldest soil types in
the world at 750 000 to 1.5 million years old, it is impoverished, stripped of its inherent
capacity, which encourages small vines, lower yields, and great concentration of fruit. The soil
holds moisture well which means the vines are not stressed.The 14 year old vines are
attuned to the site, a south west facing, well-drained slope with north-west south-east row
orientation, enjoying both morning and afternoon sun. Viticulture is aimed at achieving full
phenolic ripeness without sacri cing freshness and fruit purity, while keeping alcohol levels
down.
in the cellar : After cooling overnight, whole bunches are sorted then de-stemmed, and the juice is
cold-soaked for six to seven days.The juice is inoculated with a carefully selected yeast strain,
and the fermentation temperature is allowed to rise gradually, to aid soft tannin extraction.
The temperature is then reduced for an extended cold ferment on skins with punch-downs
only four times a day to avoid harsh tannin extraction. After six weeks, the juice is pressed o
to 300 litre tight-grain Alliers barrels (only 10% new), malolactic fermentation is induced,
after which the wine matures in barrel for three years. The wine is nally bottled a year before
the anticipated release date.