This is the flagship red of Bloemcool. Inspired by our enthusiasm behind the promising results of Mediterranean varieties like Tannat and Tempranillo, the name pays homage to the king of Spanish grapes, Tempranillo, which is sometimes referred to as Tinto Fino, “Fine Red”.
Bloemcool Tinto Fino 2018
R500.00
Grapes are grown on the warm South-East facing slopes of the granite-rich Paarl Mountain. Grapes were picked early morning by hand and taken to the cellar where they were destemmed and lightly crushed. The wine was Fermented in a small open top fermenter where the grapes could be manually worked for extraction of colour, aroma and tannin. Thereafter the wine was aged in 225 L French and American oak barrels for 20 months. Only the best barrels (8 in total) were selected for this bold wine. For this vintage, one Swartland Shiraz barrel was used to round the wine off, complementing the final wine and elevating the Tempranillo character further. The wine was racked from the barrels, settled and bottled with a rough filtration. Upon release, we’ve left the wine to age in bottle for a year. This wine is bold and structured and can keep for up to a decade from vintage.
Total Production: 2958 bottles
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Additional Information
| Closure | Natural Cork |
|---|---|
| Wine of Origin | Coastal |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Alcohol Percentage | 14.0% |
| Total Acid | 5.5 g/l |
| pH | 3.59 |
| Residual Sugar | 2.7 g/l |
| Varieties | 89% Tempranillo | 11% Shiraz |
| Bottling Date | 24/11/2020 |
| Aromas | Vanilla, wild Raspberries and raw cocoa. |
| Colour | Scarlet-coloured hue. |
| Flavour | Flavours and memories of forest floor and medjool dates with some new oak nuances balanced with precision and refined opulance. |
| Wine Range | Fairview |
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