Blaauwklippen Cultivar Selection Malbec 2010

This intense wine entices with whiffs of dark peppermint chocolate, mocha, rum and red berries. Full bodied with rich, ripe tannins and a complex, deep structure. Generous lingering finish.

Char grilled beef, venison and oxtail.

variety : Malbec [ 100% Malbec ]
winemaker : Rolf Zeitvogel with Albert Basson
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.65 % vol  rs : 2.5 g/l  pH : 3.55  ta : 5.3 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Herbaceous  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : Enjoy immediately or within the next 8 years at a temperature of 18° - 20° C.

in the vineyard : The vineyards producing the fruit for this wine are grown amongst the blue granite outer crops of Blaauwklippen, Stellenbosch.

in the cellar : Spontaneous fermentation after cold maceration, extended skin contact after alcoholic fermentation. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Matured in a combination large oak vats and small French oak barrels.

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