Product Description
Varieties
Pinotage : 50%
Cabernet Sauvignon : 50%
The Vineyard
The season presented a cold winter with good rainfall that ensured a terrific growing and ripening
period during spring and summer. Due to a few small heat spikes and rain showers in January, the
vines were exposed to stop-andstart conditions. This complicated determining the accurate stage of
ripeness which required viticultural expertise, experience and patience.
Trellised and bush vine Pinotage and Cabernet Sauvignon from Agter Paarl were purposefully grown to produce our high-quality Rosé. With supplemented irrigation, the well-drained vineyards planted in weathered shale soils, produced 12 tons per hectare.
The Harvest
The Cellar
Produced from 50% Pinotage, renowned for producing fine fruitdriven Rosé, and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, providing structure and acidity. Grapes were handpicked between 20°B and 22.5°B before destalking and crushing.
One to two hours skin contact allows for a lighter style wine, followed by settling and racking prior
to cold fermentation at 14°C.
Residual Sugar: 1.6 g/l
pH: 3.47
Total Acidity: 5.3 g/l
Alcohol: 12.81%
Aging Potential
This youthful and vibrant wine is best enjoyed early while still fresh and crisp.
Awards
2019
Rosé Rocks 2019 Gold
2018
Rosé Rocks 2018 Double Gold
Sakura Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2019 Gold
Vitis Vinifera Awards 2018 Gold
2016
Gold Wine Awards 2016 Gold
Vitis Vinifera Awards 2016 Gold
2015
Gold Wine Awards 2015 Gold
Vitis Vinifera Awards 2015 Gold
2014
Vitis Vinifera Awards 2014 Gold
2011
Veritas Gold
2009
Wine Magazine Best Value Award
