Wine Composition
46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc, 7% Cinsault, 6% Malbec & 2% Petit Verdot
Winemakers Comments
Beautiful bright purple in color. Strawberries and blueberries jump out of the glass with the initial nose, followed by rosemary and hints of spice. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and more fruit to follow. Dark chocolate, dried berries, and plums carry through supported by bright acidity. Ready to enjoy now, but will develop well over the next three to seven years.
Awards
Tim Atkin | 92 points (2017)
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14%
Total Acidity
5.83 g/l
pH
3.54
Residual Sugar
2.88 g/l
Cellar Techniques
A Classical blend inspired by the wines that came from the Simonsberg in the middle of the previous century. Traditional Bordeaux varieties mixed with Cinsault, as was the norm more than 50 years ago. All the varieties besides the Cinsault are de-stemmed and fermented on the skins for 2-3 weeks before pressing and ageing in small French oak barrels for a period of 18 months, 20% new. The Cinsault was fermented whole bunch and aged in stainless steel tanks (unwooded).
Winemaker
Name - JD Pretorius
Winery
Warwick Estate is a family-owned and run winery. From 1771 til 1902, Warwick Wine Farm was known as the farm ‘De Goede Sukses’. After the Anglo Boer war in 1902, Colonel William Alexander Gordon, Commanding Officer of the Warwickshire regiment decided against returning to England and bought the farm. He renamed it ‘Warwick’ as a tribute to his regiment and the rest, as they say, is history. Warwick was purchased on April 1st 1964 by Stan Ratcliffe after an extensive search for the best ‘terroir’ in the Cape. It was in 1986 that the first Warwick Trilogy was released - a Bordeaux style blend which has since become one of the flagships of the South African Wine Industry. Warwick has won many accolades over the years and was featured for a second time in Wine spectators’ wines of the year.
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