Finally found a Bordeaux bled that most wine drinkers can enjoy. Unlike Bordeaux blends that are dry this wine is approachable, and drinks very smooth, even by itself. I mean you can drink this without food. This wine drinks well with Steak and Barbecues. This wine truly has a story behind it and the name is appropriate. All of you out there who join us on “Paws & Wine” every First Friday, this wine was created just for you. To celebrate a faithful dog named “Boes”, a loyal dog that watched over the Mulderbosch farm three years after it’s owner’s death.

This wine has all the signatures of a new world wine, with it’s fruity aromas, and jammy flavors. This wine is a keeper. I enjoyed the wine and I will recommend this wine to anyone who wants to try a new wine. The aroma of licorice made me think it will taste harsher, but I was surprised by the smooth taste, and the smooth lingering sweet finish. I look forward to enjoy this wine again.

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Owner lake Mary Cork&Olive

41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Petit Verdot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot, 4% Malbec Raise a glass to man’s best friend with this delicious Bordeaux blend, created as a tribute to Boes (“Bushy” in Afrikaans), the loyal dog that kept watch over Mulderbosch farm for three years after his owner’s death. Supple and elegant, it displays intense flavors of blackberry, cherry, coffee, and licorice, with notes of tobacco, herbs, and spice.    

VITICULTURAL PRACTICES
Varietals: 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Petit Verdot,
10% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot, 4% Malbec
Appellation: Stellenbosch
Soil Type: Decomposed Malmesbury Shale, Tukulu, Oakleaf
Age of Vines: 10-19 years
Trellising: Bush Vines and Vertical Trellising
Yield: 8 tons/ha
Irrigation: Some drip
Picking Date: Mid-February – late March 2006
Grape Sugar: 23 – 24.5º B
Acidity: 3.6 – 6.0 g/l
pH at Harvest: 3.4 – 3.6
 

WINEMAKING PRACTICES
Fermentation Temperature: 22 – 28ºC

Method:
The grapes were handpicked and crushed into stainless steel fermenters, and the must was cold soaked overnight. Fermentation began naturally, and the must was then inoculated with selected yeasts and fermented until dry. After pressing, the wine underwent malolactic fermentation in tank and was then blended and racked to barrels for maturation. It was lightly fined and filtered before bottling. Wood aging: 18 months in 225 liter French oak barrels, 42% new and 58% second fill.

TECHNICAL DETAILS
RS: 5.9 g/l pH: 3.56
TA: 5.7 g/l Alcohol: 13.5%
Maturation potential: 5-7 years with proper storage

TASTING NOTES
This supple Bordeaux blend was created by the legendary Mike Dobrovic as a tribute to Boes (“Bushy” in Afrikaans), the loyal dog who kept watch over Mulderbosch farm for nearly three years after his owner’s death, waiting beneath an oak tree for the return of his beloved master. Enticing aromas of
blackcurrant, mulberry, coffee, and spice lead to intense flavors of ripe plum, blackberry, and licorice enhanced by signature Bordeaux notes of tobacco, forest floor and graphite.

RATINGS
90 points – Wine Spectator