BEAUMONT Cape Vintage Port

R265.00

Our Port was made in true Beaumont style… stomped by foot! A blend of Tinta Barocca and Pinotage picked at 26°Balling, crushed by foot in open concrete tanks and matured in 300L barrels. Intense crushing of the skins resulted in aromas of cinnamon, blueberry and blackberry combined with a focused tannin structure. Unfiltered and unfined as per the ‘traditional’ style, with minimal sulphur use.

Additional information

Wine Maker

Sebastian Beaumont

Vintage Conditions

Reasonable temperatures during the final ripening stages allowed grapes to reach perfect ripeness without losing flavour and acid.

Vinification

Grapes were traditionally stomped by foot in open concrete tanks to allow for maximum colour and tannin extraction. Inoculation was done after two days of skin maceration with WE 372 yeast. After two days of regular punching down the wine was hard pressed at 11° Balling and fortified at 9° Balling. Maturation took place in 6th filled French Oak barrels for two years. No fining and no filtration.

Maturation

Two years of maturation in 6th filled French oak barrels.

Ageing Potential

10-15 years.