The Fledge & Co Praeteritus Bosstok OBV Tinta Barroca 750ml

The Fledge & Co. Praeteritus Bosstok OBV Tinta Barroca celebrates a historic Portuguese grape variety that arrived at the Cape in 1903. The Fledge & Co. Praeteritus Bosstok OBV Tinta Barroca sources fruit from dry-farmed bush vines planted in 1971 in the decomposed granitic soils of the Paardeberg in the Swartland.

• Aroma: Redolent purple with black hedgerow fruits, salty liquorice, tilled earth, just-ripe plum, bramble jam, cocoa nib, and floral aromatics.
• Palate: Elegantly boisterous fruit paired with Pinot-like spice, wrapped in plush, rounded tannins.
• Finish: Long, moreish savoury finish with a lingering twang of black tea.

Hand-harvested in late February, the grapes fermented in traditional lagars with gentle manual pigeage. The wine underwent malo-lactic fermentation in large French oak and matured undisturbed iDecant in its youth, serve in a large-bowled glass, and enjoy lightly chilled in warm weather. Pairs exceptionally well with venison pie, slow-roasted leg of lamb, T-bone steak on the braai, roast vegetable soup, or charcuterie. n old 500L barrels for 14 months. After blending into stainless steel tanks for 7 months to settle, the team bottled the wine lightly filtered with minimal sulfur additions.