Vergenoegd Old Cape Colony Port 2001

Name: Vergenoegd Old Cape Colony Port 2001
Brand: Vergenoegd
SKU: 13199

2007 Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur's Awards - Third: Port
Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2006 - Bronze
Swiss International Air Lines Wine Awards 2006 - Seal of Approval
Colour: Intense deep brick red
Nose: Lovely rich red/black fruits with some chocolate and citrus flavours.
Palate: Good fruit and tannin structure, rich and opulent with elegant lingering finish.

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variety : Tinta Barocca [ 66% Tinta Barocca, 34%Touriga Nacional ]

winery : Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate

winemaker : John Faure

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 20.5 % vol rs : 87.5 g/l pH : 3.68 ta : 5.5 g/l

type : Fortified style : Semi Sweet body : Full taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

2001 Vintage - 2007 Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur's Awards - Third: Port
2001 Vintage - Michelangelo Awards 2006 - Gold Medal
2001 Vintage - Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2006 - Bronze (70/100)
2001 Vintage - Swiss International Air Lines Wine Awards 2006 - Seal of Approval
2001 Vintage - John Platter - ****( *)
2000 Vintage - John Platter - ****, Veritas 2005 - Silver
1998 Vintage - John Platter - ****(*), Fairbairn Trophy Capital Wine Show - Silver Medal, Veritas Silver Medal
1997 Vintage - John Platter - ****, Veritas Silver Medal
1996 Vintage - John Platter - ****
1995 Vintage - John Platter - ****, WINE Magazine - ****, Veritas Gold Medal
1994 Vintage - John Platter - ****, WINE Magazine - ****
1993 Vintage - John Platter - ***(*), WINE Magazine - ***
1992 Vintage - Veritas Gold
1991 Vintage - SAA Business Class Selection, Veritas Gold Medal

in the vineyard : Up until this vintage we have only used Tinta Barocca grapes for our port. This 2001 vintage we have used Tinta Barocca and Touriga Nacional grapes - moving closer towards the Portuguese style of ports, which are usually a blend of grapes rather than only one cultivar.

In this vintage, the blend of grapes are from three different blocks. About a third of the blend are grapes from an old block of Tinta Barocca grapes - 27 years. The other third are grapes from a newly planted block of Tinta Barocca and the final third are from a very promising young block of Touriqa Nacional.

about the harvest: Harvesting takes place when the grapes are fully ripe and loaded with flavours.

in the cellar : All the grapes are crushed together into traditional open fermentors (kuipe). We allow the must to start fermenting naturally (no yeast inoculation) and the cap is continuously punched down every four hours during fermentation for maximum colour and flavour extraction. When the desired amount of sugar has been fermented into alcohol the grapes are pressed and fortified with 80 vol % brandy spirits and then aged in old 225 litre French Barrels for 18 months.

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