Optima
Complex melange of inviting deep blueberry, cassis and spicy cocoa aromas. The palate is fresh and lively with an abundance of the same blueberry, cassis and cocoa flavours. Structured and graceful with velvety, soft-textured mouth feel and lovely integration of oak and fruit. Complex, nuanced and subtly powerful, nothing is overplayed. Delicious, lingering tail.
5,994 Ft 750 ml
6 in stock
| Weight | 1.5 kg |
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| Colour | red |
| Style | |
| Évjárat |
| Region | , |
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| Grape Varieties | 41% Cabernet Franc 30% Merlot 28% Cabernet Sauvignon 1% Petit Verdot |
|---|---|
| Alcohol Percentage | 14 % |
| Ph | 3.52 |
| Acidity | 5.85 g/L |
| Litre Price (HUF) | HUF 13320 / Litre |
| Awards | Tim Atkin - 90 Points Platter’s - 92 Points - 4.5 Stars |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Critic Score | 88 / 100 |
| Average User Rating | 4.5 Stars |
In the Cellar
After a careful process of identifying the top terroir for each cultivar, sites were identified, assessed and then selected. Grapes were tested and tasted for ripeness by the winemakers on a daily basis. Vineyards were selected from different sites in the Western Cape and each varietal paired to a selected soil, climate and slope. In 2014 the grapes were handpicked in the early morning, placed in lug boxes and transported in refrigerated trucks to arrive at the cellar. The grapes were then sorted on a double-sorting table. After the cold-soaking, fermentation started and lasted for about 20 days. Malolactic fermentation took place in 225 new French oak barrels and 10000 wooden tanks. The wines were made and aged separately for 18 months in 225 French oak barrels (35% new oak). The wines were blended and aged for a further 6 months in barrel and tank and bottle-matured for 24 months before release.
About the winery: Anthonij Rupert
From its home base on historic L' Ormarins wine farm beneath the jagged peaks of the Groot Drakenstein mountain in Franschhoek, Anthonij Rupert Wyne has cast its net wide, across the length and breadth of the Cape Winelands, in search of what it takes to make the finest wines this corner of the wine-making world has to offer.
