Landskroon Cape Vintage 2015

Name: Landskroon Cape Vintage 2015
Brand: Landskroon
SKU: 44213

A dark coloured fortified wine with beautiful aromas of spicy black prunes and tobacco. Rich and smooth with flavours of concentrated berries.

Serve on its own or with matured cheese and fresh nuts after dinner.

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variety : Tinta Barocca [ 51% Tinta Barocca, 22% Souzao, 19% Tinta Amarella, 8% Touriga Nacional ]

winery : Landskroon Wines

winemaker : Michiel du Toit

wine of origin : Paarl

analysis : alc : 18.00 % vol rs : 106.6 g/l pH : 3.50 ta : 5.30 g/l va : 0.50 g/l so2 : 84 mg/l fso2 : 14 mg/l

type : Fortified style : Sweet body : Full taste : Fragrant wooded

pack : Bottle size : 375ml closure : Cork

AWARDS

CAPPA Challenge 2019 - Cape Port Wine: Top 10
South Africa Index 2019 - Grand Gold
SA Wine & Cellar Classification 2019 - Top Wine SA - Top Port-Style Wine: Top 10
Platter Wine Guide 2020 - 4.5 Stars

ageing : 1 – 5 years

LANDSKROON (est. 1692) is currently owned by the families of Paul and Hugo de Villiers. The cellar is situated on the south-western slopes of Paarl Mountain, where the De Villiers family has been winemakers for five generations.

about the harvest: Grapes were harvested at 27.5°B

in the cellar : The grapes were destalked and transferred to open fermentation tanks. Regular punch downs ensured good colour and tannin extraction. After a partial fermentation the wine was fortified to approximately 17.0 Vol. % with the addition of matured brandy spirits. Wine was allowed to settle for two weeks before racking to 225 L oak barrels for finishing.br /br /MATURATION: 34 months – Older French oak barrels.

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