Wine Composition

47% Grenache Noir, 28% Mataro, 13% Syrah, 10% Grenache blanc, 2% Viognier

Winemakers Comments

The DMZ Rosé has a delicate rose gold appearance and exhibits a complex nose of summer flowers, exotic spice, and citrus rind. The palate has vibrancy, succulence, and a core of complex flavours. Its fresh natural acidity and crunchy texture provide the wine with a refreshingly long finish.

Awards

Rosé Rocks | Double Gold (2020)

Technical Analysis

Alcohol Percentage 

13%

TA

4.9 g/l

pH 

3.42

RS

1.6 g/l

Vinification

The grapes were handpicked across various ripeness levels, between 20 to 22.5 brix, in an effort to increase complexity of flavor. They were de-stemmed and gently crushed. Minimal skin contact was allowed to ensure a pale pink hue. The must was cool fermented (54-61°F) in stainless steel tanks to maintain a fresh fruit profile, then aged on its lees for several months. It was lightly fined and filtered before bottling

Winemaker

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.