More information about Allée Bleue Black Series Old Vine Pinotage 2018
Already the beautiful red color announces a special wine, because the grapes used for the Allée Bleue Black Series Old Vine Pinotage come from 45-year-old vines. The aroma play delights with numerous fruity notes ranging from blackberries to raspberries, strawberries and plums. Nuances of fine dark chocolate and a hint of licorice beautifully coat the berry notes and give the Allée Bleue Black Series Old Vine Pinotage its impressive richness. Silky smooth, the red wine, aged for sixteen months in French oak, caresses the palate and gives the connoisseur an unforgettable taste experience, because only the best three barrels were selected for the expressive Allée Bleue Black Series Old Vine Pinotage.
At least edible until: | 2028 |
Closure: | Cork |
Distributor: | Allée Bleue International GmbH & Co. KG- Industriestrasse 11- 91217 Hersbruck- Germany |
Expansion: | Oak barrel |
Alcohol: | 14 |
Country: | South Africa |
Fits: | Dark meat, spicy |
Wine type: | Red wine |
Content: | 0,75 Liter |
Acid: | 6.1 g/l |
Residual sweetness: | 2.3 g/l |
Weingut: | Allée Bleue |
Drink type: | Wine |
Contains sulfites: | Yes |
Food companies: | Allee Bleue Wine Estate, Intersection R 45 and R310 Groot Drakenstein, 7680 Franschhoek, South Africa |
Allée Bleue
South Africa's Franschhoek is marked by the European colonial era and impresses with magnificent country estates from the "Gründerzeit". The estate was founded in 1690 by Huguenots who had fled from France. It owes its current name to the majestic "blue" eucalyptus trees that grace the estate's driveway. In 1999, the Dauphin family of German entrepreneurs acquired the ALLÉE BLEUE estate, which at that time was still known as MEERRUST. With a lot of pioneering spirit, they revitalized the estate, which was founded in 1690 and has an area of 150 hectares and had not produced a noble drop for over 100 years. Today the red and white wines of ALLÉE BLEUE are internationally recognized and belong to the top class. The vines we cultivate thrive on sandstone soils interspersed with shell limestone. Combined with the almost Mediterranean climate and the abundance of sunshine hours they enjoy,...
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