TASTING NOTES The good integration of the wood and fruit in the wine offer tastes of wild berry, mint and typical smokey Shiraz flavours with a full after taste. IN THE VINEYARD Bovlei received the Shiraz grapes at optimum ripeness with a good concentration of flavours in the berries, which led to the typical Shiraz cultivar flavours. The Shiraz grapes came from one vineyard and yielded seven tons per hectare. The vineyard is trellised on an extended Perold System and drip irrigated. The vineyard is located on the lower part of Groenberg with a southwesterly slope. IN THE CELLAR The Shiraz grapes were handpicked at 25.5º Balling when it reached physiological ripeness. The grapes were crushed, destemmed and fermented on the skins for 8 days at 26º Celsius. After malolactic fermentation the wine was wood matured for 11 months in Hungarian oak barrels.
TASTING NOTES The wine was made in rotor tanks and turned regularly. This led to excellent colour extraction and rich stylistic cultivar flavour. The wine has upfront sweet berry/banana spicy vanilla flavours with a good colour and a balace complex aftertaste. IN THE VINEYARD With a slow long ripening period, the grapes were picked late in the ripening period. This led to good cultivar flavours and a berry with a thicker skin. The grapes are from the bushvine blocks with a yield of 8 ton per hectare. The soil is in the higher slopes of Bovlei at the foot of the Hawekwa Mountains. IN THE CELLAR The grapes were picked at 23.7º Balling when the grapes reached it's physiological ripeness with coloured pits and soft grape tannis. The grapes were crushed, destemmed and fermented on the skins for 8 days at 23 (12 x 75 cl)
TASTING NOTES Aromas of cherry, plum and chocolate are found on the nose with grassy, minty flavours on the midpalate. Soft tannins lead to a smooth, long finish. IN THE VINEYARD With a slow long ripening period of the harvesting season excellent cultivar fruit flavours and full, soft tannins were formed. The 7 tons per hectare bush vine grapes were selected from vineyards high up on the slopes of the Hawekwa Mountains. Overhead irrigation was given only twice. IN THE CELLAR The grapes were handpicked at 24.8º Balling and after crushing and destemming fermented in open tanks and pump over every 4 hours at 24 (12 x 75 cl)
A light, crisp, full flavoured Chenin with Guava and apple fruit characteristics. The palate is light and fresh yet packed with tropical and citrus fruit flavours. Ideal as an aperitif or with salads, fish and light pasta dishes. (12 x 75 cl)
TASTING NOTES Clear with a light green tint. A crisp wine of high quality that presents tropical flavours and hints of Greenpepper. The full, ripe palate in aftertaste is due to the extensive lees contact. IN THE VINEYARD The grapes were selected from a 15 year old vineyard which lies high up on the southern slopes of the Hawekwa Mountains. The vineyard produced 6 ton grapes / hectare and produced healthy bunches of the best grapes in the area. (12 x 75 cl)
TASTING NOTES Clear with a light green tint. Reductively made, the wine has a youthfull, crisp, dry aftertaste. Undertones of hay and an abundance of tropical, guava flavours on the nose carry through on the palate. IN THE VINEYARD The wine is a blend of two different Chenin Blanc vineyards. The blend consist of 70% of the blend is form Dryland bushvine with a yield of 8 ton / hectare. The other 30% is from irrigated drip vineyards yielding 11 ton / hectare with an extended Perold trellis system. The soil is from the higher slopes of Bovlei on the foot of the Hawekwa Mountains. IN THE CELLAR The grapes were picked in February during a long cool ripening summer which led to great cultivar flavours in the juice. We picked at 21º Balling and riper tannins were formed with a balance is acidity and pH levels. Morning picked, the grapes were crushed, destemmend and the juice left to settle. The juice fermented at 10 (12 x 75 cl)