Warwick Estate Professor Black Pitch Black 2021
Warwick Estate Professor Black Pitch Black
Region: Stellenbosch, Costal Region, South Africa
Vintage: 2021
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cinsault, 15% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot, 6% Malbec
ABV: 14%
right purple in colour with a note of cassis, dark chocolate, lavender, and ripe strawberries. The palate is rich and textured with silky tannins and a core of dark fruit flavours, black currants, and ripe plum all capped off with a hint of spice. The finish is lush and rich with a fresh acidity adding length and well supported by well-integrated oak
Named after Professor Malcolm Black, who was a researcher at the University of Stellenbosch in the 1920s. As a heritage blend, Pitch Black comprises 5 traditional Bordeaux varieties blended with unwooded Cinsault
A Classical blend inspired by the wines that came from Stellenbosch in the middle of the previous century. Traditional Bordeaux varieties mixed with Cinsault, as was the norm more than 50 years ago. All the varieties besides the Cinsault are de-stemmed and fermented on the skins for 2-3 weeks before pressing and ageing in small French oak barrels for a period of 12 months, 24% new, 11% second fill and 31% third fill, and the balance in older oak. The Cinsault was fermented whole bunch and aged unwooded
When people talk about the ‘history’ of a place, they think of the people who lived there and the personalities who built it. For Warwick Estate, ‘history’ began when the first title deed was issued for the land in 1771 and vines have been grown on the property for nearly two hundred years.
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