Olifantsberg Carignan 2022

Tasting Notes
Analysis & Info

The wine shows dark cherry and dried cranberry flavours, layered with savoury notes of cured meat and spice. The palate has a brightness to it with good fruit concentration. This is a wine that captures the ruggedness and mystery of the mountain. A grape variety that has proven superbly adaptive to our wind-swept and dry site, there is beauty in its wildness.

Technical Analysis
alc	13.0
rs	3.0
pH	3.0
ta	5.2
Wine Information
Accolades	91 James Suckling
Brand Group	Varietal Range - Red
Other	Carignan is well suited to our climate and flourishes in the very rocky terrain. The large diurnal temperature swings ensure that natural acidity is retained while ensuring a very concentrated fruit expression that Carignan is known for. Our Carignan is grown as bush vines on clay-shale rich soil with a high component of quartz rock.
Winemaker
Variety	Carignan
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