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Zorgvliet Petit Verdot 2022

R215,00

Dark plum coloured with coriander, cloves and fruit cake on the nose. The wine shows dark plum and prune fruit on the palate.

Petit Verdot has an intense black colour with a vibrant purple rim. The nose is deep and brooding, with black cherry on the nose and aromas of violets, printers’ ink, iodine, dried sage, and cassis. Tight and focused structure on the mid palate with a medium length finish. Although Petit Verdot can be somewhat overwhelming as a single cultivar wine, the Zorgvliet wine is made in a style that respects elegance and balance.

 

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Specifications

SKU: ZOR_007 Alcohol Volume: 13,8% Sugar: 1.5g/l
Winery: ZorgvlietType of wine: Red WineCultivar: Petit VerdotCategory: Greater Simonsberg, Wine

In the cellar

Grapes were harvested by hand and berry sorted into stainless steel fermenters. Fermentation commenced spontaneously and was finished with a pure strain. Extraction was done with a combination of punch-down, rack-and return and pump-over methods. Batches were gently pressed and immediately racked to small French oak barrels where they completed malolactic fermentation. The components were racked three times to enhance clarification and development. Blending took place after 16 months aging, after which the composed blend was aged in barrel for another 4 months. The wine was bottled after a total of 22 months. Barrel composition: 15% new - 225L French oak

In the vineyard

The vineyards are in the Banghoek Valley, Stellenbosch. Elevation is 300-350m above sea level and is mostly southerly facing. This provides for moderate temperatures resulting in the late but slow ripening of the fruit. The soils are made up of leached, decomposed granite and sandstone. Gravel in the upper layers provides for good drainage in wet seasons and clay in the subsoil provides for moisture retention in dry ones. Vineyards are trained on a 7-wire hedge and cane pruned by hand. Average yield is 5-8tons/ha. 2022 harvest see an increase in yields from 2021. A very wet Spring preceding the harvest, with heavy rainfall at the end of October and end of November. This affected evenness of red cultivar flowering and veraison. A cool December with some rains over Christmas. Color extraction came easily, and reds were full bodied with good acidity. In general, a cool and dry Jan - March - optimal weather for picking.

Ageing

22 months

Cultivar

85% Petit Verdot; 9% Cabernet Sauvignon; 6% Merlot

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