Keermont Red Blend “Amphitheatre” 2017 750ml

Name: Keermont Red Blend "Amphitheatre" 2017 750ml
Brand: Keermont
SKU: 990647
Price: 59.94 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 91.5 (2 reviews)

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SKU 990647

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This has attractive mint, chocolate and bell pepper notes to the strawberry, plum and violet aromas. It’s structured and chewy on the palate but well integrated, with firm tannins and a full body. Focused. 27% merlot, 27% cabernet franc, 22% cabernet sauvignon, 14% syrah, 5% malbec and 5% petit verdot. Sustainable. Drink or hold.

Country: South Africa
Region: Coastal Region
Appellation: Stellenbosch

Size: 750ml
Color: Red
Alcohol by Vol: 15.0%

SKU: 990647

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Winery

Keermont

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Country

South Africa

Situated on the very tip of the African continent, South Africa has proved itself over three centuries to be an ideal location for producing a wide range of wines. Benefiting from something not dissimilar to a Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers complemented by both Atlantic and Indian Ocean winds, the grapes which grow on the valleys, mountainsides and plains of this fascinating country can ripen to their fullest capacity, producing wines packed full of fruity flavors and an array of interesting and enticing aromas. As a former colony, South Africa has long since been home to a range of different nationalities, who each brought something of their wine culture with them. As such, many European grape varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and others have been given time to flourish in South Africa, allowing the country to develop a diverse group of wine types which are proving increasingly popular around the world.

Region

Coastal Region

The coastal region of South Africa is one of the most prodigious and productive wine regions on earth, and one which covers a vast distance making up for most of the tip of the African continent. The history of South African wines is a fascinating and surprisingly long one, with the very first wines in the country being produced by settlers in the 1650s, long before many other New World countries had even been discovered. Today, coastal South African wines are wildly popular around the world thanks to their big, fruity flavors and relative simplicity. Wineries in the region make the most of the hot sunshine, the high quality soils, and the brisk oceanic winds which keep disease at bay and stop the grapes from getting too hot, and produce a wide variety of wines of great distinction.

Appellation

Stellenbosch

Ratings & Reviews

JS 92pts

James Suckling

WA 91pts

Wine Advocate

The Keermont Vineyards 2017 Stellenbosch Amphitheater is a blend of 27% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Syrah, 5% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot. It delivers thick richness with hot-climate aromas of sweet blackberry preserves, spice and balsam herbs. This is a big-boned wine with ripe flavors that are a little over the top for me. The alcohol content is registered at 15%, and considering the contained numbers found across South Africa, this feels especially high. It ferments with wild yeast and spends three to four weeks on the skins with one or two punch-downs per day. It's basket-pressed and goes straight into barrel for 22 months. It spends five years in bottle before its commercial release. Production is 3,685 bottles.

Winery Notes

• Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec & Petit Verdot. • Made from the best fruit from several vineyard sites on the farm. • Deep red clay rich soil derived from sandstone and granite. • Aspects vary from North East through North to West, facing between 250 and 400 MASL. • Hand harvested. • Each parcel is fermented separately with indigenous yeast in open top fermenters. • Aged 20 months in seasoned French oak barriques, 20% new. • Bottling is carried out by hand with no filtration. • Aged for 5 years in bottle prior to release.

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