Description
This medium bodied wine shows raspberry and strawberry on the pallet. It is followed by a silky tannin structure and a fresh mineral finish.
Bellevue Cinsaut 2020
R105.00
VITICULTURIST DIRKIE MORKEL
WINEMAKER WILHELM KRITZINGER
ORIGIN BOTTELARY, STELLENBOSCH
SOIL CARTREFF, WESTLEIGH
TRELLISING UNTRELLISED
AGE OF VINES 65 YEARS OLD
YIELD 2 TON PER HECTARE
CLIMATE
THE EFFECT OF THE CONTINIOUS DROUGHT WAS ONCE AGAIN FELT WITH A TINY CROP AND GRADUAL RIPENING OF THE FRUIT. TINY BERRIES ALLOWED THE PRODUCTION OF WINES WITH HIGHLY CONCENTRATED VARIETAL CHARACTER.
VINIFICATION
THE GRAPES WERE HARVESTED ON FEB 20TH AT 25.3°B. FERMENTED AT 26 – 28°C FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS. PUMPED OVER DAILY DURING ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION. MALOLATIC FERMENTATION TOOK PLACE IN BARRELS. THE WINE MATURED IN NEW AND 2ND FILL FRENCH OAK BARRELS FOR 18 MONTHS.
TASTING NOTES
THIS WINE SHOWS MARASCHINO CHERRY AND PLUM FLAVOURS ON THE NOSE, COMPLIMENTED BY A SILKY TANNIN STRUCTURE AND A LINGERING FINISH. IN GOOD CELLARING CONDITIONS, THIS WINE HAS AN AGEING POTENTIAL OF 10 YEARS PLUS.
ANALYSIS ALC: 13.29 PH: 3.42 RS: 2.1 TA: 5.7
