Bosman ‘Twyfeling’ Cinsaut 2024

Bosman ‘Twyfeling’ Cinsaut 2024

Winemaking

The vineyard is then hand-harvested in three components, picked days apart. The grapes were hand-sorted, de-stemmed and slightly crushed whereafter spontaneous fermentation is facilitated by daily pump-overs. A total of 10% of the wine is fermented as a whole bunch component and another 10% with stem contact to add freshness and complexity. The wine spent an extended time on the skins after fermentation.

Tasting Notes

The wine is aged in french oak barrels for 12 months and a further 6 months in bottle. A surprisingly dark hue for this varietal. Lovely fresh cassis aromas with hints of tobacco, allspice and savoury notes. The nose follows through onto the luscious palate with lively berry and cherry flavours. Although light to medium-bodied, it is a bold wine with an elegant structure and gentle tannins.

Analysis

Alcohol: 13.5 %
Residual Sugar: 2.3 g/l
Total Acidity: 5.1 g/l
pH: 3.47
Wine of Origin: Wellington

Special Notes

Traditionally, Cinsaut was the predominant red grape of the region. Over the years, other red varietals overshadowed this grape, but this vineyard, planted on the historic Twyfeling farm, has always produced excellent quality wine and deserves recognition.
De Twyfeling was deducted from the larger farm Optenhorst in 1812 and bequeathed to a son. The name Twyfeling (meaning doubt or hesitation) appears at that time and probably refers to the difficulty he would experience in making a living on this small, mountainous piece of land.
The antique implements on the label were found in the cellar and honours the men and women who put their hands to the plough, planted vines and unlocked the hidden potential of this once remote and beautiful vineyard high up on the slopes of the Groenberg in the Bovlei near Wellington.

A bush vine vineyard referred to locally as ‘Hermitijk Kop’, or Hermitage Hill, on the farm Twyfeling in the Bovlei. Planted in 2003, this is a Cinsaut (also known as Hermitage) heritage site, as the previous vineyard was also Cinsaut, planted in 1964. The decomposed granite soils on predominantly west facing slopes located from 250m to 300m at its highest point, create a unique terroir which produces a remarkable wine.