Wine Composition
63% Syrah, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon & 11% Merlot
Winemakers Comments
The Miko Red is produced in honor of the late Mr. Miko Rwayitare, Miko Reds are only produced in exceptional vintages, ensuring that the best wine possible is bottled in Miko’s memory. Minimal intervention in the cellar ensures that all Miko wines are the ultimate expression of Mont Rochelle terroir. Remarkably youthful with both purple and garnet hues, a classic red blend boasting black fruits, spice and savory aromatics with flavors of blackcurrant, olive and tapenade on a silky tannin profile.
Award
London Wine Competition 2019 | Gold
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14.9%
TA
5.76 g/l
pH
3.51
RS
1.92 g/l
Cellar Techniques
All components of this blend were harvested and treated separately prior to blending. They were harvested in the cool of the morning, the grapes were carefully selected in the vineyard before a gentle crushing in the cellar. A co-fermentation of commercial yeasts resulted in a complex aroma and flavour profile. Fermentation occurred in stainless steel with two delestages being employed daily, temperature was maintained at 26 degrees. Maturation in barrel for each component was employed for 24 months in 80% new oak barriques, with the balance being 2nd and 3rd fill. A course filtration was employed prior to bottling.
Winemaker
Name: Dustin Osborne
Winery
Sir Richard Branson’s love for the African continent and finer things in life lured him to the Western Cape Province and Mont Rochelle. His stunning 26-bedroom hotel and vineyard is just under an hour’s drive from Cape Town in the town of Franschhoek in South Africa.
There, in the food and wine capital, guests can unwind and make themselves at home while dining on healthy and locally sourced cuisine, tasting superb shiraz and chardonnay in the 150-year-old cellar, and exploring the rolling vineyards and well-tended grounds in one of the world’s most bucolic settings.
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