Schalkenbosch Wine Estate: Tulbagh

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VINTAGE: 2006 ORIGIN: Western Cape CULTIVAR: 50% SHIRAZ/ 21% MOURVEDRE/ 17% GRENACHE/ 12% VIOGNIER WINEMAKER: Johan Delport ALCOHOL: 15.86% pH: 3.60 SUGAR: 4.7g/l ACIDITY: 5.6g/l WINEMAKER`S DESCRIPTION A full bodied well rounded wine which has a complex nose of vanilla with spicy undertones. Reminiscent of ripe plums it is well balanced with fully intregrated oak [...]

The 2009 harvest is now safely in the tanks after a strange summer, in fact we didn’t have a normal summer, average temperatures were a good 4 to 5 degrees centigrade cooler. This resulted in a longer ripening period which should be good for this year’s wines and all the early signs indicate this will be so.

A 27 hole Golf Course to be designed by Robert Trent Jones II. There will be 520 freehold housing units, a hotel, spa and wellness center.

Fruity and refreshing dry wine with flavours of guava and raspberries. Elegantly aromatic bouquet and pleasing finish.

Medium to full bodied blend of classical cultivars. Taste of ripe fruits and berries, with soft integrated oak tannins and gentle finish.