Anthonij Rupert Wines - 'Anthonij Rupert Blend' Red Blend, Western Cape - 2013 (750ml)

Wine Composition

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc & Merlot, 

Winemakers Comments

Complex bouquet of black berry fruits, rich fruitcake, tobacco, herbs and even a subtle note of violets. The palate is superbly refined, elegant and poised with the rounded rich black cherry-, plum- and cassis notes countered by spice, cedar and deeper leather and tobacco leaf/cigar box flavors. Powerful but restrained. The oak is effortlessly integrated and supports the fruit harmoniously. Complex, long and richly rewarding. An aristocrat of a wine.

Awards

Wine Spectator | 90 points (2012)

Technical Analysis

Alcohol Percentage

14.5%

RS

3.4 g/l

pH

3.52

TA

5.7 g/l

Cellar Techniques 

Grapes are picked at optimal ripeness in small 18kg lug boxes, and then transported to the winery in refrigerated trucks. This is to prevent premature crushing and oxidation of the grape juice. At the winery, the grapes are stored in a cold room at 5°C.

Winemaker

Name - Dawie Botha

Winery

Anthonij Rupert Wyne was founded on the farm L’Ormarins in Franschhoek. Originally owned by the late Anthonij Rupert, who passed away in 2001, the farm was taken over by his brother Johann Rupert in 2003. It was Johann Rupert who constructed a state-of-the-art winemaking facility on the estate, and the beginnings of what was to become a sprawling enterprise with a focus on terroir specific wines.