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Boplaas Cape Tawny Port selected as one of the Top 10 Winter Sippers by Food24

Boplaas Cape Tawny Port selected as one of Top 10 Winter Sippers by Food 24 Winter brings sniping cold nights and white frosty mornings for most of the country; while howling winds and sheets of rain pelt the fairest Cape, and the Durbanites can still surf in the middle of July! Short of moving to Durban or [...]

Boplaas joins the “Top 100″ list with a double

Boplaas joins the “Top 100” list with a double Boplaas Family Vineyards in Calitzdorp are proud to announce that two wines have been included in the “Top 100” South African wines of 2012. Of the three wines entered, the host of international and local judges, award Boplaas two spots in the “Top 100” for the Boplaas Cape [...]

Vintage: 2008

Wine of Origin: Western Cape
Cultivars: Cabernet Sauvignon
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/ℓ
pH: 3.4
Total Acid: 6.5 g/ℓ
Alcohol (%): 13.9 %
Maturation Potential: 10 years
Wood Aging: 12 months in French Oak Barrels

Vinification
Harvest the grapes at 24ºB hand selected Cabernet grapes with a yield of 8 ton/ha.

Tasting Notes
Dark ruby, slight garmet colour, rich cassis, tomato-cocktail and soft tannins, subtle mocha, cedar complexity from barrel maturation; a full-bodied, barrel matured dry red wine with a smooth, velvet texture and long finish.

Food suggestions
Carpetbagger steak – a beef fillet stuffed with muscles, oysters, fresh parsley and bits of bacon – accompanied with baby potatoes in butter and parsley and an obligatory garden salad with balsamic & lime dressing. This full-bodied blend can be accompanied by red meat dishes, poultry (grilled duck breasts with Touriga and plum reduction) and game.

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