Great Heart Swartland Red Blend 2020

Wine awards:

John Platter: 4.5 stars / 90 points
Robert Parker: 88 points

Wine awards of previous vintages :

Jahrgang 2019 - John Platter: 4.5 Sterne
Jahrgang 2019 - Robert Parker: 88 Punkte

Bewertungen:

A highly endowed cuvée with silky texture, excellent fruit and Swartland's finely refined tannins

€15.95 *

Content: 0,75 Liter (€21.27 * / 1 Liter)

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The Great Heart Swartland Red Blend makes a seductively fragrant start with its perfume-like... more

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The Great Heart Swartland Red Blend makes a seductively fragrant start with its perfume-like bouquet of plum, cherry, clove and black pepper. The full-bodied yet taut and fresh palate spoils with wonderful fruit nuances, fine spices and remarkable length.

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Treatment in the cellar

The hand-picked and still cool grapes were destemmed, sorted and slightly crushed into stainless steel tanks. Apart from a minimal amount of SO2, no other additives were added. The marc cap was initially submerged once a day, whereupon spontaneous fermentation by naturally occurring yeast began after four days. During fermentation, the wine was pumped over once or twice a day, maintaining the regulated temperature at a maximum of 28°C. The total time of maceration (extraction) here was between three and seven weeks, after which the wine was pressed into barrel for malolactic fermentation. The wine aged a total time of 18 months in third as well as fourth-filled French oak barrels (225 l

Great Heart Swartland Red Blend 2020

Vineyard: Great Heart Wines
Country: South Africa
Region: Swartland
Treatment in the cellar: Barrique
Style: full bodied
blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz/Syrah

Taste: dry
Alcohol: 14 %
Acidity: 5.2 g/l
Sugar: 2.9 g/l
Closure: screw cap

Wine expertise

wine type:	Red wine
vintage:	2020
country:	South Africa
region:	Swartland
winemaker:	Andrea Mullineux, Chris Mullineux, Gynore Fredricks
alcohol [Vol%]:	John Platter 4.5 Sterne, Tim Atkin 88/100
treatment in the cellar:	Barrique
style:	full bodied
character:	dry
grape variety:	Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz/Syrah
leading grape variety:	Shiraz/Syrah
mono varietal / blend:	blend
Alcohol [Vol%]:	14
acid [g/l]:	5.2
pH-value:	3.71
recommended drinking temp. [°C]:	14 - 16
residual sugar [g/l]:	2.9
Packaging:	Bottle
bottle closure:	screw cap
bottlesize [Liter]:	0,75
Aging potential:	2026
certifications:	Vegan
Trading certifications:	Vegan
Importer:	Curry Premium Wines oHG, D-86938 Schondorf
age restrictions:	from 16 years
allergenes:	contains sulfite

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Ein Dankeschön, das von Herzen kommt

Great Heart Wines ist die Vision von Andrea & Chris Mullineux, um einen Weg für Gerechtigkeit und bedeutungsvolle Transformation durch herausragenden Wein und inspirierende Weinberge zu verwirklichen. Sie engagieren sich für nachhaltigen und ethischen Weinbau, um die natürliche Umwelt und das Wohlbefinden ihrer Gemeinschaften zu bewahren. Im Jahr 2020 gegründet, ist Great Heart Wines eine Kellerei, die zu 100 % von den Mitarbeitern der Weingüter Mullineux und Leeu Passant betrieben wird und direkt von den Weinverkäufen profitiert. Die Aktionäre sind in allen Phasen des Weinbaus und der Weinherstellung involviert. Great Heart-Winzer Gynore Hendricks, Absolvent des Cape Winemaker's Guild Protege Program, arbeitet in der Kellerei mit Weinbergen aus Swartland, Stellenbosch und Elgin, was zu Weinen führt, die eine wunderschöne natürliche Intensität, Komplexität und einen echten Terroirausdruck aufweisen.

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