Pale blush pink hue. Red fruit aromas with upfront raspberry and strawberry, mingle with appealing stone fruit aromas. Juicy, fresh and lively in the mouth, the raspberry and strawberry flavours mingle with bright, nectarine and zesty citrus notes. Crisp and vivid, the wine is light bodied and refreshing. Ideal for summer enjoyment.
variety : Grenache [ 63% Grenache, 23% Cinsault, 14% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Mark van Buuren
wine of origin : Swartland
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 3.3 g/l pH : 3.25 ta : 5.6 g/l
type : Rose style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fruity
pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork
in the vineyard : The Riebeeksrivier farm is situated on the slopes of the Kasteelberg, overlooking the Swartland towards the iconic Table Mountain. Its unique terroir, especially the shale soils, expresses itself firmly in the wine with each of the varieties contributing its own distinctive character. The vines for this blend are all planted on South facing slopes at elevations of 350 – 400m above sea level. The Cinsault bush vines, planted in 1990 yield large bunches with lighter skins making it particularly suitable for rosé, adding soft perfume and red berry flavours. The Shiraz vines, planted in 2010, produce small berries, rich in colour and concentrated flavours of red cherry and white pepper. The high yielding Grenache bush vines, planted in 2017 are also ideally suited to the warmer Swartland climate, producing pale copper coloured wines, which add vibrant, succulent-fruit flavours to the blend.
in the cellar : This premium rosé is made in the same dry style as the great rosé wines of Provence, France. Grapes were hand-picked into lug boxes and transported to the cellar in refrigerated trucks. Great care was taken to minimise the amount of colour extraction from the grapes through gentle pressing, before overnight settling. Spontaneous fermentation by indigenous yeast lasted between 2 to 4 weeks in both stainless steel and older French oak barrels (14%). The wine spent 4 months on the fine lees before being blended and bottled.