Technical Specifications
Region Western Cape
Soil Decomposed granite
Harvest Dates 18 February 2014
Bottle Aging 2 years
Oak Details 80% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak80%
Oak Types French
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Grapes are picked by hand, placed into small lug boxes and transported to the cellar in a refrigerated truck. In the cellar, the whole berries are manually double sorted and then gravity fed into fermentors. Each batch is cold-soaked for a few days and then slowly brought up in temperature. Fermentation takes place naturally. The wines were aged for 18 to 24 months in 80% new French oak, bottled unfiltered and bottle-aged for 2 years. The vineyards selected for the Anthonij Rupert wines are chosen from vines planted on very specific sites and soil types. The canopies of each block and the final yield of each site were managed precisely to express the character of the different varietal and location.
Tasting Notes
Nose: shy perfume, red fruit, black fruit, faint spice, licorice
Palate: velvety, smooth, silky, black berries, rich fruitcake, tobacco leaf