Bosman ‘Erfenis’ Red Blend 2020

Bosman ‘Erfenis’ Red Blend 2020

Winemaking

The grapes were hand-picked, hand sorted and destemmed. The juice was allowed to macerate on the grape skins for 2 days prior to fermentation. After the onset of fermentation, regular punch downs extracted maximum colour. The wine spent a month on the skins before being pressed. The components are all treated and aged separately for 16 months. Each component undergoes a barrel selection, after which it is blended and aged for another 6 months before bottling.

Tasting Notes

The Bosman ‘Erfenis’ Red Blend 2020 is a carefully crafted red wine blend composed primarily of Cabernet Sauvignon, Nero d’Avola, and Cinsaut. This wine showcases deep, concentrated flavors of blackberry, plum, and red fruit, enhanced by integrated spicy notes from oak aging. It offers a complex structure with velvety tannins and secondary aromas of cigar box and baking spice. Full bodied wine, with juicy tannins that is layered, structured and a lengthy delicious finish. The wine is well-balanced, food-friendly, and suitable for aging. It reflects the heritage and legacy of Bosman Family Vineyards and is celebrated for its depth and elegance. Afterall it is the flagship of Bosman.

Analysis

Alcohol: 14.0 %
Residual Sugar: 2.7 g/l
Total Acidity: 6.1 g/l
pH: 3.63
Wine of Origin: Wellington

Special Notes

As human beings we tend to define our lives in terms of great events. In 2010, to mark the birth of the first child of the next generation of the Bosman family, we endeavoured to make a red blend to celebrate and raise a flag to a bright future filled with hope.

Only made in exceptional vintages, the Erfenis red blend is our polestar, our directing principle that commemorates, defines and sets a standard for the Bosman cellar.

The Bosman Erfenis is one such wine. It is a wine that commemorates, defines and sets a standard for the Bosman cellar, the Wellington region and the Cape Winelands at large. And it has earned the accolades to prove just that.