Mulderbosch Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé 2008
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Mulderbosch Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé 2008

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Stellenbosch
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our wines » Mulderbosch Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé 2008

technical analysis
Winemaker :  Mike Dobrovic
Main Variety :  Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol :  13.58  %vol
pH :  3.25
RS :  7.0 g/l
Total Acid :  5.8 g/l
SO2 :  94 mg/l
Free SO2 :  44 mg/l
Extract :  24.9
Appellation :  Stellenbosch
characteristics
Type :  Rose

 
accolades
2000 Vintage:
84 in US Wine Spectator
2001 Vintage:
85 in US Wine Spectator
2002 Vintage:
85 in US Wine Spectator
2003 Vintage:
84 in US Wine Spectator
2004 Vintage:
80 in US Wine Spectator
2005 Vintage: 
3½ stars in John Platter
83 in US Wine Specator
2006 Vintage:
Rated 89/100 by Steve Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar (USA)
Untasted by Platter – sold out
83 in US Wine Spectator
2007 Vintage:
3½ stars in John Platter
84 in US Wine Spectator
 
tasting notes
A lovely, lively, bright and clear pomegranate colour and has complex layers of strawberry, cherry, roses and fresh peaches on the nose. The wine has a nice, spicy and slightly peppery taste on the palate and is well balanced with a fresh long aftertaste.
 
ageing potential
Up to 3 years.
 
blend information
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
 
food suggestions
Serve well chilled. An excellent aperitif or picnic wine. The ideal summer salad wine. Serve with fresh, seared tuna steaks; veal limone; poached salmon; asparagus quiche; cold crayfish salad; vegetable spring rolls dipped in soy sauce; ideal with sushi and other Japanese delights.
 
in the vineyard
Area: Stellenbosch
Soil Type: Decomposed Malmesbury Shale
Age of vines: 11 – 19 years
Trellising: Bush vine and trellis
Vine Density: ± 3 400 vines/ha
Irrigation: Yes, drip
 
about the harvest
Picking date: Beginning of March 2008
Grape Sugar: 21° - 23°B
Acidity at harvest: 6.75g/l
pH at harvest: 3.57
Yield: 7 - 8.5 ton/ha
 
in the cellar
The grapes were harvested and crushed. To achieve the desired colour on the free run juice, the grapes were cold-macerated. After settling in tank, the juice was racked and inoculated with yeast cultures for fermentation. After fermentation the wine underwent lees contact, a light fining and filtration before bottling.

Fermentation temperature: 12° C- 17° C
Wood ageing: None.
 
  
 
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