Paying homage to more than 300 years of wine history, Blaauwklippen has released a classic Bordeaux blend in their range of premium red wines – De Blaauwe Klip 2017.
Tasting notes: Dark cassis and cigar box with plum-chocolate pudding notes on the nose. The palate is vibrant with velvet tannins and a serious mid palate and length.
In the vineyard: The Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec vineyards are situated close to the Helderberg mountain range, on decomposed granite soils with a fine gravel or sand component, while the Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot benefit from the good water retention properties of coarser decomposed granite and clay on the Stellenbosch mountain.
Cabernet Sauvignon: 38% | Merlot: 24% I Cabernet Franc: 14.5% | Malbec: 14.5% I Petit Verdot: 9%
In the cellar: The cultivars were hand-picked, destemmed and whole berry fermented separately in French oak and stainless-steel tanks, with prolonged skin contact for delicate extraction of tannins, colour and flavour. After malolactic fermentation, the batches were separately matured for 16 months in French oak (13% first fill) before blending and bottling.
Cellaring potential: De Blaauwe Klip 2017 is made for enjoyment now or cellaring from 5 to 20 years
Cellar door price: approx. R195 from the farm or online at www.blaauwklippen.com and will soon be stocked in specialist wine stores.
