De Morgenzon - DMZ Rose, Stellenbosch - 2021 (750ml)

Wine Composition

49% Grenache Noir, 31% Mourvèdre, 16% Syrah, 3% Viognier & 1% Chenin Blanc

Winemakers Comments

Pale blush in color, this serious Mediterranean styled Rosé is packed with summer fruit and floral aroma.The finely balanced palate displays fresh acidity, chalky texture and a mouth-watering, savory finish.

Awards

Rosé Rocks | Double Gold (2020)

Technical Analysis

Alcohol Percentage 

13.29%

TA

5.6 g/l

pH 

3.35

RS

4.5 g/l

Cellar Techniques

Hand-harvested fruit is gently crushed, then immediately pressed to avoid excessive color extraction. Cold fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks, followed by a minimum of 10 months aging on the yeast lees before bottling preparations commence. 

Winemaker

Name - Carl van der Merwe

Winery

DeMorgenzon, ‘the morning sun,’ was so named as it is the first part of the Stellenboschkloof valley to see the sun because of its high altitude and aspects. We cover the top southern and eastern slopes of Ribbokkop, overlooking the pinnacle of Kanonkop from where a cannon was fired to alert the farms in the region that a ship had put into Table Bay. The first road from Cape Town to Stellenbosch ran through the Stellenbosch Kloof.

In 2003 Wendy and Hylton Appelbaum bought DeMorgenzon and have since transformed DeMorgenzon into a 224-acre garden vineyard, where abundant wildflowers grow between the vines.