Bosman Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Bosman Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Winemaking

The berries are sorted before cold soaking, then the must is kept cool for two days followed by fermentation at relatively low temperatures. Punch-downs and pump-overs make for good colour extraction where after the wine spends 18 months maturing in small French oak barrels.

Tasting Notes

Deep berry red with a purple rim. Elegant raspberry, blackberry and concentrated plum aromas. Slight pencil shaving notes. Beautiful mouth feel with a long fruit-crammed, persistent finish. Tannins are subtle and accessible.

Analysis

Alcohol: 14.0 %
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Total Acidity: 6.1 g/l
pH: 3.52
Wine of Origin: Wellington

Special Notes

“My Grandfather, Petrus Bosman, always spoke of the success he had with blending the wines of his time which was mainly Hermitage/Cinsaut with the relatively new Cabernet Sauvignon from the “Kabinet blok” (so named by the workers). He was convinced that the quality of the Cabernet Sauvignon from the Bovlei vineyards could lift the quality of the whole harvest … ” Eight generation Petrus Bosman on the heritage of Cabernet Sauvignon on the Bosman Ada ma farms.

Our vineyards lie in the shadow of the Limiet Mountain range on the south facing slopes of Green Mountain which brings forth less direct sunlight. Vineyards which, because of the effect of south-easterly winds in early summer and south-westerly winds in late summer, give us smaller berries and a gentler ripening period.