WINE OF ORIGIN: Stellenbosch

Tasting Notes:
This wine is intense ruby-red in colour. Aromas of ripe plum and fresh cherry with subtle hints of forest floor. A full, well-structured wine that has a great follow-through of fruit onto the palate. The wine shows elegant integration and balance with a velvety tannin finish.

Food Pairing:
Our Petit Verdot pairs perfectly with savory cold cuts, pasta dishes, red meats, matured cheese and any traditional South African dish.

Analysis: Alc 14.3%
TA 4.8 g/l
RS 2.1 g/l

Petit Verdot is a variety of red wine grape, principally used in classic Bordeaux blends.  It ripens much later than the other varieties in Bordeaux, often too late, so it fell out of flavor in its home region. When it does ripen it adds tannin, colour and flavor, in small amounts, to the blend. Petit Verdot has attracted attention among winemakers in the New World, where it ripens more reliably and has been made into single varietal wine. It is also useful in ‘stiffening’ the mid palate of Cabernet Sauvignon blends.

Fermentation and Ageing:

Optimally ripe grapes were hand-picked and sorted before fermentation, to ensure that only the finest quality fruit was selected for the wine. The grapes were fermented in open stainless steel tanks with pump overs performed regularly. The wine spent 12 months ageing in French oak barrels before final blending and bottling.