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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 [...]

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Wine of Origin: Calitzdorp
Cultivars: Touriga Nacional (70%), Tinta Barocca (20%) and Souzáo (10%)
Residual Sugar: 90 g/ℓ
pH: 3.80
Total Acid: 5.4 g/ℓ
Alcohol (%): 17.1 %
Maturation Potential: 8 years plus
Wood Aging: 18 months in old Portuguese “Pipes”

Vinification
Harvest the grapes at 25-26ºB with a yield of 8-10ton/ha. Young Touriga Nacional Vines planted in and Older Tinta Barocca Vines.

Merits
4 Stars Platter Wine Guide 2012
Best Cape Ruby Port at SAPPA Port Challenge 2010

Tasting Notes
Ruby body with pink-purple rim. Marzipan, plums and fruit-cake bouquet. Palate of plums, Christmas fruit-cake, dried-fruits, tea-leaf and hints of oak. Beautiful balance of fruit, spirit and oak.

Food suggestions
Served as an aperitif or digestif, or accompanied with a selection of cheeses, dried and fresh fruits, nuts and biltong. Alternatively, served slightly chilled accompanying a hearty casserole or roast leg of Karoo lamb.

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