Miles Mossop

Max Red

42 in stock

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Red Blend•Stellenbosch • South Africa

1 bottle750 ml•R99 delivery

R475

Case of 6750 ml each•Free delivery

R2,850

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Taste profile

Type

Red Blend

Tannin

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Sweetness

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Acidity

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Body

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Oak influence

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On the palate

Colour: There is a deep dark garnet colour to this wine. Nose: Abundant aromas of ripe black berry fruits emanate from the glass. There are hints of dried hers, tobacco spice and cedar in the background. Palate: The palate is generous with flavours of ripe blackcurrant and dark blackberry notes. The tannins are firm with a grippy yet fine tannin structure. The mid-palate is rich and full bodied leading to lingering finish of dried Italian herbs, cedar and tobacco leaf.

Black Currant

Cedar

Tobacco Leaf

Blackberry

Cultivar

23% Merlot, 15% Petit Verdot, 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc

Region

Stellenbosch

Appellation

Stellenbosch

Alcohol

14.5%

Cellaring Potential

Up to 15 years

Residual Sugar

2.4 g/L

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Miles Mossop Wines burst onto the scene in 2004 when the first wines were made: Max 2004 and Saskia 2004. Max is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot and more recently Malbec and Saskia a blend of Chenin blanc Viognier and more recently Clairette blanche. Later in 2009 a third wine was introduced the Kika 2009 a botrytised wine made in the Noble Late Harvest style from 100% Chenin blanc.

This wine is a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 15% Petit Verdot and 6% Cabernet franc from specially selected vineyards in and around Stellenbosch. The vineyards are selected based on the age of the vineyard and site from various parts of Stellenbosch, mostly unirrigated and all low yielding (4 to 6 t/ha). Giving a pure expression of its environment in the wine. The grapes are ripened to peak maturity between 23- and 25.5-degrees brix before being hand harvested and placed in a cold store overnight at 4 degrees Celsius.

Bunch sorting and berry sorting takes place before gentle and partial crushing to small open wooden and stainless-steel fermenters. There is an initial cold soak period after which fermentation starts naturally and can take anything up to 14 days to complete. Extraction occurs through gentle pump overs and punch downs twice a day. Once fermentation has completed the wine may stay on the skins for an additional period of time which is dependent on the tannin development and ripeness. The wine is drained off and pressed in a vertical basket press.

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