Hermanuspietersfontein Die Arnoldus 2009

There is always someone in the family imposing his personality on the others – with good reason as he is usually unswerving and knows exactly what he wants from life. That’s Arnoldus – a man with gravitas. Die Arnoldus, Hermanuspietersfontein’s flagship red is a fully fledged Bordeaux-style blend.

Characteristics: Plum, spicy, black olive, cashew with ruby, garnet colour. Rich body that xhibits rounded tannins. Die Arnoldus has solid length, pure intensity, rich consitency with a seamless structure. This wine has a persistent finish, a flowing balance and the overall impressionis that it is a perfectly integrated wine.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Merlot 23%, Cabernet franc 11%, Malbec 8%, Petit Verdot 8% ]

winery : Hermanuspietersfontein

winemaker : Bartho Eksteen

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 14.35 % vol rs : 3.1 g/l pH : 3.47 ta : 6.0 g/l va : 0.66 g/l fso2 : 14 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

John Platter: 4 Stars (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Wine-of-the-Month - Reserve Club Bordeaux Blend 2010 (2006)

Wine Magazine - Bordeaux Blend Tasting Sept 2010 (2006)

ageing : When will this wine reach its peak? 8 years, provided stored under optimum conditions - could certainly surprise us beyond that.

in the vineyard :

The Walker Bay Wine Region was accorded a great honour on 19 September 2008 when our wine farm was awarded Champion Status by the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (BWI) – the first wine farm in this region to achieve this status.

Ours was the 11th wine farm in South Africa to be declared a BWI Champion farm.

in the cellar : Die Arnoldus, Hermanuspietersfontein's flagship red is a fully fledged Bordeaux-style blend. The wine spent 24 months in new French oak and was bottled on 26 September 2011

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