Signatures of Doolhof Single Vineyard Malbec 2011

Name: Signatures of Doolhof Single Vineyard Malbec 2011
Brand: Signatures of Doolhof
SKU: 34737

Intense dark purple with black cherry and eucalyptus to the fore, with elements of fresh mint, fynbos and a touch of sandal wood. The palate shows freshness and youth with juicy fruit, good structure and soft, well integrated tannins.

Serve with roast leg of lamb, also great with matured cheese and preserves.

variety : Malbec [ 100% Malbec ]

winery : Doolhof Wine Estate

winemaker : Friedrich Kuhne

wine of origin : Wellington

analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol rs : 3.5 g/l pH : 3.5 ta : 6.0 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fragrant wooded

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Cork

AWARDS

2007
Double Gold Michelangelo Wine Awards 2009
Double Gold Tri Nations 2009
National Winner SA Terroir Wine Awards 2009
Gold Decanter World Wine Awards
3 stars John Platter Wine Guide 2010
2008
Gold Decanter World Wine Awards
4 stars John Platter Wine Guide 2011
2009
Gold Michelangelo Wine Awards 2010
National Winner SA Terroir Wine Awards 2011
Gold Michelangelo Wine Awards 2011
3½ stars John Platter Wine Guide 2012
2010
Top 100 winner Top 100 SA Wines 2012
Best Value Top 100 SA Wines 2012
2011
Silver Michelangelo Wine Awards 2013

about the harvest: Malbec ripens quite early yielding superior quality fruit with good analysis. The grapes were hand picked.

in the cellar : The grapes were whole bunch sorted over three days, extracting colour and aromas early. A slow fermentation to start, as well as extended time on the skins, further enhanced wine quality. The grapes were pressed at -2° Balling and matured in 50% new French oak barrels for 14 months. Wine was stabilized and bottles "un-filtered" in May 2013.

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