Ridgeback His Masters Choice Reserve 10 2018

VITICULTURE:
The precision-selected vineyards used for this ultra-premium wine face North-South and are grown in deep Oakleaf soils. Irrigation is scheduled according to soil moisture availability. The vine shoots are vertically positioned where leaf plucking in the bunch zone and a narrow canopy enables efficient sunlight penetration into the canopy ensuring ripe tannins and optimal flavour at harvest.

HARVEST:
The four cultivars used in our flagship blend were harvested at optimal ripeness and at various stages. The generous attention given to all component vineyards, which included leaf plucking, narrow canopies and bunch trimming, ensured optimally ripe fruit tannin and full berry flavour.

WINEMAKING:
The hand-selected cultivars for this blend were destemmed without excessive crushing and all unwanted stalks removed on the sorting table. The whole berry component into the open stainless-steel fermenters was at 30%. After 12 hours of cold soaking, each of the musts were inoculated with a commercial yeast strain best suited to the specific variety. Pumpovers were given three-to-four times daily to extract colour, tannin and flavour. Each tank also received a single rack and return for further soft extraction. Fermentation for each of the cultivars ran at 24-28°C and lasted for five-to-seven days. Thereafter, the wine was gently pressed and free run was consolidated with sufficient press fraction to enhance structure. The wine was gravity fed to 50% new, 41% second fill and 9% third fill 225 litre French oak barrels for secondary Malolactic fermentation. After 12 months of maturation, the component cultivars were blended together and racked back to barrel for a further six months of integration. The specially-selected barrels were lightly filtered, prior to bottling.

TASTING NOTES:
Classic upfront cassis, mulberry and dark plum with notes of cigar box and liquorice. Firm, ripe tannin supports the rich midpalate and elegant pepper spice finish.

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