The nose is complex, with a typical herbaceous undertone, spicy notes, cocoa powder and graphite, and dark fruitcake notes. On the palate, the same rich dark chocolate, fruitcake, and cedar flavors, as well as tomato plant flavors, are present. The wine has a comforting and enveloping texture. It is long, sleek, and refined, with dry, fine tannins that show a good use of oak. It’s as composed and assured structurally, with none of the layered elements dominating. At the end, the blackberry fruit is ripe and succulent. The vineyards selected for the Anthonij Rupert wines are chosen from vines planted on very specific sites and soil types. The canopies of each block and the final yield of each site was managed precisely to express the character of the different varietal and location. VINTAGE NOTES: Grapes are picked by hand, placed into small lug boxes and transported to the cellar in a cool truck. In the cellar, the whole berries are manually double-sorted and then gravity-fed into fermentors. Each batch is cold soaked for a few days and then slowly brought up in temperature. Malolactic fermentation occurred naturally in the barrel. The wines were aged for 18 to 24 months in 225 l new French oak barrels, bottled unfiltered and bottle aged for a year. WINEMAKING: Blackberry pastille notes vie with oreganum, cocoa, graphite and fynbos on the nose. Succulent entry with oodles of spicy black berry fruit, cocoa and cinnamon spice with a light brush of herbs. Textured and inky. Dry, fine tannins are noticeable but provide grip rather than overwhelming the fruit. Plush, layered, elegant and long
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