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De Grendel Rubaiyat 2019
R519.00
The Rubaiyat is De Grendel’s flagship wine, first made in 2006 when cellar master Charles Hopkins was asked by Sir David Graaff to make an ‘iconic’ wine for the Estate.
This wine is a classical Bordeaux style blend consisting of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot.
Deep intense dark ruby red colour. The nose is filled with layers of red and black fruit, violets, dark chocolate, roasted nuts and vanilla aromas which follows through on the palate. The flavour displays excellent balance of fruit, tannin and oak. The mouthfeel is well structured with a broad mid palate and lengthy finish.
ANALYSIS: ALC 14.24 % | TA 6 g/L | pH 3.51 | RS 2.8 g/L
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Description
The Rubaiyat was named after Omar Khayyam’s exquisite collection of 1000 Persian love poems from the 10th century, held dear by the late Sir David. Each successive vintage features a different quatrain from the poem on the label, hence the blend of four varietals.
The 2019 vintage will be remembered as one that followed the most severe drought in South Africa during 2018. In the second half of 2018, supporting rainfall ensured good soil moisture with cool and moderate ripening and harvest conditions for 60% of the intake of 2019 vintage. The 2019 crop was medium sized, resulting in some excellent wines.
A portion of the wine was made using the aerated pump over method in a closed tank with extended skin contact. The rest was made using the punch down method where a pneumatic punch down system was used four times a day and night. This punch down method ensures a much more concentrated extraction. The two portions were pressed separately and only blended before being transferred into new French Oak barrels where malolactic fermentation took place. The wine was matured in these barrels for a further 18 months.
Additional Information
| Producer | De Grendel |
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