6 flessen van 75 cl Thistle & Weed - Nastergal - 2021 - Rood - Tempranillo en Alicante Bouschet

Samenstelling

Nastergal 2020 - Red
Night falls and Black Nightshade (Nastergal) blooms, its berries ripen to inky black. The deep-red flesh of the Alicante Bouschet, which gives the Nastergal blend its depth, is tempered only by the bold Tempranillo grape in this pursuit of a wine as dark as Black Nightshade.

BLEND
56% Tempranillo
11% Alicante Bouschet
11% Tinta Francesa
10% Touriga Nacional
6% Souzao
6% Cabernet Sauvignon

AWARDS
2016:90 TA

VITICULTURE
We've sourced our Tempranillo from shale soil found along the Berg River in Wellington. The Alicante Bouschet grapes and small parcels of Touriga Nacional, Souzão and Touriga Francesa are from the foothills of Stellenbosch mountain. Deep red, well-drained soils of shale and sandstone buffer these vines from extreme conditions.

WINEMAKING
The components of this wine are vinified seperately. All are fermented naturally in open top fermentors, with some whole bunch fermentation. After gentle pressing the wine is matured in French oak 6% new) for 12 months prior to blending and bottling.

TASTING NOTE
Inky black with aromas of vibrant plum and blueberries coexisting with intense spices, and black pepper on the nose. The palate is more-ish, brimming with berry flavours and robust tannins

ANALYSIS
Alc 14% pH3.56
TA 5 g/I RS 2.1 g/l
Wine of Origin: Western Cape