Bosman ‘U.H.A’ Limited Release Quintet 2022

Bosman ‘Upper Hemel-en-Aarde’ Limited Release Quintet 2022

Winemaking

The different components of this blend were harvested at optimum ripeness. Extraction too place mostly in small 1 ton fermenters where punch-downs were utilised to gain depth of
colour and flavour complexity. After pressing the wines were matured in French oak barrels all older ranging from 5th to 7th fill.

Merlot 32%, Cabernet sauvignon 21%, Malbec 19%, Cab franc 16%, Petit Verdot 12%

Tasting Notes

Quintet: a group of five people playing music or singing together. A deep purple heart with a garnet rim. Elegant flavours of plums and black currants are balanced by sweet, smoky spice and savoury tannins. The palate is full and textured with fine and dense tannins.

Analysis

Alcohol: 14.0 %
Residual Sugar: 2.1 g/l
Total Acidity: 6.2 g/l
pH: 3.46
Wine of Origin: Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

Special Notes

As passionate winegrowers we love to experiment, try something new, perhaps vinify a small batch of grapes separately, just to see how it turns out. Often, these little trials turn into something surprisingly special that deserves to be shared with fellow wine lovers.
In 2000 the family acquired a vineyard in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley which would supplement their offering with cool climate grapes. Here the vineyards are planted between fields of indigenous ‘fynbos’ near the sea.
Ideal soil types combine with cooling sea breezes to create terroir rivalling the world’s best; and resulting in wines with minerality,
elegance, vivacity and finesse. From our vine nursery efforts, we have been fortunate to work with the full set of Bordeaux varietals in this
unique setting. A blend was imminent.

Planted in granite soils, surrounded by fynbos, on elevated slopes facing the ocean in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. South Africa’s 2022 grape harvest will be remembered as a cool season with moderate weather conditions which led to slower-than-usual ripening in most of South Africa’s wine-producing regions and, In some cases, delaying harvest by up to a week. White cultivars faired extremely well and tend to have more fruit driven profiles because of the cooler harvest.