Tasting Notes
Intense garnet to dark purple in colour with vibrant aromas of violets, cocoa and black pepper. The palate shows richness and roundness with flavours of blackberries and plum.
Winemaker's Notes
Malbec ripens quite early yielding superior quality fruit with good analysis. The grapes were hand picked and whole bunch sorted over a week, extracting colour and aromas early. A slow fermentation to start, as well as extended time on the skins, further enhanced wine quality. The grapes were pressed at -2° balling and matured in 40% new French oak barrels for 12 months.
Analysis
| Varietal: | Malbec |
| Alcohol: | 14.35% |
| pH: | 3.46 |
| Total Acidity: | 5.6 g/l |
| Residual Sugar: | 2.9 g/l |
Serving Suggestion
Serve with roast leg of lamb, also great with matured cheese and preserves.
Chef's Special
Springbok fillet cooked in a Malbec reduction.
| SAWI Rating: | 95 - Platinum Status |
Awards
| Signatures of Doolhof Malbec 2007 | Double Gold: Michelangelo Wine Awards 2009 Double Gold: Tri Nations 2009 National Winner: SA Terroir Wine Awards 2009 Gold: Decanter World Wine Awards |
| Signatures of Doolhof Malbec 2008 | Gold: Decanter World Wine Awards |
| Signatures of Doolhof Malbec 2009 | Gold: Michelangelo Wine Awards 2010 National Winner: SA Terroir Wine Awards 2011 Gold: Michelangelo Wine Awards 2011 |
| Signatures of Doolhof Malbec 2010 | Top 100 winner: Top 100 SA Wines 2012 Best Value: Top 100 SA Wines 2012 National Winner: SA Terroir Wine Awards 2012 |
| Signatures of Doolhof Malbec 2011 | Silver: Michelangelo Wine Awards 2013 |
| Signatures of Doolhof Malbec 2014 | Top 20 SA wines for 2016 and best Malbec over 10 years: SAWi National Winner: SA Terroir Awards 2016 Best Single Vineyard Wine: SA Terroir Awards 2016 |
| Signatures of Doolhof Malbec 2015 | Double Platinum: National Wine Challenge 2017 / Top 100 SA Wines Top 100 winner: National Wine Challenge 2017 / Top 100 SA Wines |
| Signatures of Doolhof Malbec 2016 | 90 Points: Tim Atkin Report 2018 |
