Babylonstoren Babel Red Blend

TASTING NOTES BABEL 

48% shiraz, 13% merlot, 11% petit verdot, 11% cabernet franc, 10% malbec, 7% pinotage  

ALCOHOL: 14%    To receive our electronic press kit, please email media@babylonstoren.com RS: 3.57 g/l  TA: 5.9 g/l   pH: 3.55    

AREA OF PRODUCTION: On the slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain between the wine-growing areas of Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.

SOIL COMPOSITION: Combination of Klapmuts/Longlands type soils of Malmesbury shale origin as well as Oakleaf and Hutton type soils of Cape granite origin.

VINIFICATION AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM: The cultivars are harvested separately and made separately. Fermentation takes place on the skins for about seven days, after which it is given an extended maceration period of about one week. The wine is then pressed into 30% new and 70% second- and third-fill 300-litre French oak barrels. After malolactic fermentation, the wine is racked and then returned to the barrels to total 12 months of barrel maturation.

ORGANOLEPTIC DESCRIPTION: Dry, full-bodied red wine.

COLOUR: Intense ruby red. BOUQUET: Crushed mulberry, blackberry and plum flavours with well-judged oak maturation, adding layers of sweet spice, vanilla and dark chocolate. TASTE: Succulent black fruit with a savoury edge of cigar box and graphite, all held together beautifully with smooth tannins and a tightly knit structure.

SERVING TEMPERATURE: Room temperature, 16–18°C (60–64°F). PRESERVATION: Will age well for five to eight years.

GASTRONOMIC SUGGESTIONS: Youthful and vibrant with enough depth to hold its own in the company of slow-cooked game or oxtail stews, barbecued boerewors, grilled lamb chops with rosemary or lightly spiced pulled pork shoulder.