Tasting Notes
A Cape blend of Pinotage 50 %, Malbec 17 %, Cab Franc 17 % and Shiraz 16 %. Dark purple in colour with dark cherry, blackberry and truffle. The palate is complex with a medium to full bodied finish with generous but smooth, lingering, integrated tannins.
Winemaker's Notes
The wine was produced from hand picked grapes from our premium vineyards. Bunch sorting, followed by destemming and no crushing into open top barrels, fermentation lasted for 8 days with three punchdowns per day. Extended maceration post ferment for 14 days. Malolactic fermentation took place in barrel. Ageing in 70 % new French oak 300 l barrels lasted for 18months after which the 2018.
Analysis
| Alcohol: | 14.42% |
| pH: | 3.47 |
| Total Acidity: | 5.7 g/l |
| Residual Sugar: | 1.9 g/l |
Serving Suggestion
At home with red meat, rich sauces and particularly with game.
Chef's Special
Slowly cooked lamb shank with a Minotaur reduction, roast potatoes and fresh herbs.
Awards
| The Minotaur 2007 | Double Gold: Michelangelo International Double Gold: Veritas Awards 2009 Gold: Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2009 Wine Awards 2012 |
| The Minotaur 2008 | Silver: Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2010 |
| The Minotaur 2009 | Gold: Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2013 4 star: John Platter Wine Guide 2013 Silver: Decanter World Wine Awards 2013 |
| The Minotaur 2016 | Double Gold: Michelangelo International 91 Points: Tim Atkin Report 2018 Gold: Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2021 |
