Winemaker: Louis van der Riet
Appellation: Calitzdorp
Grape varietal: 79% Touriga Nacional, 15% Tinta Barocca, 6% Tinta Roriz

Vineyards

Portuguese varietals where planted in Calitzdorp during the late 1970’s with Tinta Barocca being the first to find its way to the Klein Karoo.  Now Calitzdorp is known as South Africa’s Port Capital with these varietals leading the way.  Vines are trellised and micro irrigated.

Winemaking

Selected bunches are handpicked mid to late February from row selected vines in specific blocks at 26^o Balling.  Bunches are destemmed, crushed and rapidly cooled in a lagar.  Grapes are left to spontaneously start fermenting after which at the desired sugar the fermentation is stopped by adding alcohol to the must.  Skins are then pressed and the wine is matured in big vats for 20 months.

Winemaker’s comments

Colour: Dark black colour with plum red rim.

Bouquet: Very aromatic nose of ripe red berries and cherries, violets and dark chocolate.

Taste: A big wine full of ripe dark fruit notes of plum, mulberry and black currents. Well-rounded with smooth dark chocolate undertones and firm tannins results in n wine that would mature well over 30years.

Food pairing: Enjoy on its own or with some well matured cheese

Chemical analysis

Alcohol: 18.91 %
pH: 3.88
TA: 5.45 g/l
RS: 90.44 g/l
Extract: 122.80 g/l

Awards

2020 Platter’s Wine Guide 5 stars
2020 Best Cape Port Trophy – Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show
2020 Top 100 Wines & Double Platinum
2019 Double Gold Veritas
2019 Tim Atkin (MW) Report –96 points and Overall SA Fortified wine of the year