COLOUR: Light bright blush pink.
NOSE: Great intensity of sweet black cherry and pomegranate, lingering spice and herbaceous notes, as well as subtle hints of rooibos tea and candy floss.
PALATE: A balanced, rich and elegant wine, with a soft velvety feel and enough focus and length. The wonderful freshness of berries and cranberry type tanginess stirs anticipation of the next luscious sip.
FOOD MATCHES: This Sangiovese Rosé pairs well with many dishes, especially rich ones like grilled duck breast served with Caprese salad. A great accompaniment to desserts like strawberries and cream as well
Morgenster Italian Collection Caruso 2016 (6/case) (R105/BOTTLE)
Sangiovese flourishes in Giulio Bertrand’s treasured 1.8 hectares on Morgenster where it is the foundation for Tosca (Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon) and the sole cultivar in Caruso, his complex and luscious Rosé.
Caruso is one of Bertrand’s three Italian Collection wines, two of which are named after favourite operas, Nabucco and Tosca, and this “little brother of Tosca” named after Enrico Caruso, the tenor whose voice was celebrated for its richness of tone.
Caruso 2016 is the eighth vintage of this popular wine, which Bertrand says reminds him of “the taste of summer”.Easy drinking, it adds pleasure to a variety of occasions and foods.
VINEYARD REGION: Stellenbosch Helderberg ward
VINTAGECONDITIONS:
As in previous years, winemaker Henry Kotzé harvested in three parts- in
early, mid and late season - to get the different fruit expressions which sangiovese presents at different ripening levels. 2016 started as an
early harvest in the driest vintage in recorded history. Record breaking
heat in December and January suddenly gave way to lower temperatures in February and March which lengthened the ripening period of later cultivars. Another great vintage!
WINE MAKING:The bunches were whole bunch pressed to lessen extraction of color and tannins and to ensure cleaner fruit expression. Fermentation was
done in stainless steel tanks and it was bottled on 6 April 2016
GRAPE VARIETIES: Sangiovese
WINE ANALYSIS
Alc / vol: 12.5%
pH: 3.4
Total acid: 4.9 g/l
Volatile acidity: 0.20 g/l
Residual sugar: 1.70 g/l