Nederburg Heritage Heroes The Motorcycle Marvel 2019

COLOUR Dark, intense red. BOUQUET An abundance of sweet spice, berries, dates and a hint of tobacco leaf and pepper. PALATE A rich and intense, full-bodied wine with ripe and silky tannins. Excellent integration of fruit and wood with a hint of spice.

The Carignan grapes were sourced from old bush vines in Paarl, the Grenache from old bush vines in Wellington, the Shiraz and Mourvèdre from trellised vines in the Groenekloof area, and the Cinsaut from Stellenbosch. Each block was picked at optimum ripeness and separately vinified to add complexity to the eventual wine.

The grapes were hand-sorted at the cellar and then fermented on the skins in stainless-steel fermenters. Upon extraction of sufficient tannin and colour, the wine was drained from the skins. The wine was then racked and matured in 300-litre first-, second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-fill French, American and Eastern European oak, for 26 months. After careful barrel selection, the different components were racked from the barrel and blended.

The wine was then racked and matured in 300-litre first-, second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-fill French, American and Eastern European oak, for 26 months. After careful barrel selection, the different components were racked from the barrel and blended.