- Description
Description
This medium-bodied Barbera will quickly become an “easy-to-love” wine in your collection. It boasts intense flavours of sour cherry, white pepper, and red berries. With lighter tannins and a moderate to high acidity, this wine can by enjoyed now, or put aside for a special occasion.
VARIETAL 100 % Barbera ORIGIN Breedekloof
SOIL Glenrosa/Sandy Loam CLIMATE Moderate Mediterranean
AGE OF VINES 18 years VINEYARD AREA 3.62 ha
YIELD PER HECTARE 15 ton/ha
TRELLISED Extended 6 wire Perold
IRRIGATION Supplementary
CLONE BB1A HARVEST DATES Middle March
VINIFICATION
Harvested by hand at 24 ° Balling. Once crushed the berries are cold soaked for 10 days prior to fermentation. Fermentation then takes place in stainless steel tanks at 24°C for 12 days. Post fermentation skin contact is completed for a further 14 days prior to being transferred to barrel for maturation.
MATURATION 38% new French Oak 62% in second and third fill French Oak Matured for 12 mnt
AGEING 1 – 8 years
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
alcohol 14.77 pH 3.38 Residual Sugar 3.5 Volatile Acidity 0.61 Total Acidity 5.77
Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards 2022 : Gold
