2022 Groote Post The Old Man's Blend RED

 NOT FOR SALE TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18

GROOTE POST THE OLD MAN’S BLEND RED 2022

TASTING NOTES
The Old Man's Blend Red is an ever so approachable wine, with a ruby red colour. On the nose you are welcomed with ripe red fruit with raspberry and fresh cherry on the palate. This long and smooth finish rounds off this everyday drinking red.

IN THE VINEYARD
Vines planted: 1995
Soil: Hutton/Oak leaf
Yield: 7 t/ha
Irrigation: Dry land
Trellising: 5 wire extended moveable perold
Elevation: 400m

THE HARVEST
This is a fantastic vintage. Optimal ripeness was obtained in all three cultivars.

IN THE CELLAR
During winemaking the cultivars were kept apart and aged in third fill 300L French Oak barrels and in stainless steel tanks with staves. At 10 months the different components are blended after rigorous tasting sessions with our Old Man, Peter Pentz.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 14% pH: 3.59 g/l RS: 2.4 g/l TA: 5.4g/l

WINEMAKER Lukas Wentzel

BLEND: Merlot 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25%, Shiraz 25%.