Merlot

Order Now	Product	Merlot	Vintage	2016
	Wine Description
	Date harvested	Date bottled	Date released	No bottles produced
	12 February 2016	13 April 2018	15 July 2019	615
	Wine Maker	Andre Liebenberg, Romond Vineyards, Helderberg
	Vinification	24 months in French oak. 33% 3rd fill barrels and 67% 4th fill. Anchor NT 202 yeast used: High alcohol tolerance, good fructose utilization, suitable for vinification of high sugar musts.
	Alcohol	Residual sugar	Total Acidity	pH
	14.52 %	1.4 g/l	6.1 g/l	3.51
	General Comments	A lovely elegant wine showing red berries, chocolate and a hint of oak on the nose which continues through onto the palate with good fruit and minty flavours. A smooth elegant merlot showing good tannin structure, well balanced and excellent storage potential.

Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Order Now	Product	CABERNET SAUVIGNON	Vintage	2015
	Wine Description
	Date harvested	Date bottled	Date released	No bottles produced
	11 March 2015	27 March 2017	15 April 2019	308
	Wine Maker	Andre Liebenberg, Romond Vineyards, Helderberg
	Vinification	24 months in French oak. 33% 3rd fill barrels and 67% 4th fill. Anchor NT 202: High alcohol tolerance, good fructose utilization, suitable for vinification of high sugar musts. This wine can be stored up to seven or eight years.
	Alcohol	Residual sugar	Total Acidity	pH
	15.62 %	2.3 g/l	5.7 g/l	3.70
	General Comments	A wine that shows typical characteristics of a cabernet sauvignon, with good fruit and wood structure. The palate picks up the fruit and cigar box, with some savoury flavours coming through. Good use of wood and tannin gives this wine an excellent structure and balance, and has very good storage

Pinotage

Order Now	Product	PINOTAGE	Vintage	2015
	Wine Description
	Date harvested	Date bottled	Date released	No bottles produced
	21 January 2015	27 March 2017	01 March 2018	768
	Wine Maker	Andre Liebenberg, Romond Vineyards, Helderberg
	Vinification	24 months in French oak, 100% 4th fill barrel
	Alcohol	Residual sugar	Total Acidity	pH
	15.53 %	2.5 g/l	6.2 g/l	3.83
	General Comments	Good fruit and earthy, forest floor aromas on the nose which carry onto the palate with some additional mulberry flavours. A well balanced, integrated wine with good fruit qualities and smoothness on the palate and lingering flavours. This wine can be stored up to seven or eight years.

Petit Verdot

Order Now	Product	PETIT VERDOT	Vintage	2015
	Wine Description
	Date harvested	Date bottled	Date released	No bottles produced
	18 March 2015	27 March 2017	15 February 2019	725
	Wine Maker	Andre Liebenberg, Romond Vineyards, Helderberg
	Vinification	24 months in French oak, 4th fill barrels. Yeast used: Anchor NT 202: High alcohol tolerance, good fructose utilization, suitable for vinification of high sugar musts..
	Alcohol	Residual sugar	Total Acidity	pH
	15.64 %	1.3 g/l	6.4 g/l	3.47
	General Comments	An elegant wine with lovely fruit on the nose with some spiciness. The fruit and spiciness follows onto the palate with hints of pepper and liquorice. A smooth and full bodied wine, well balanced and integrated, with lingering notes of spiciness.

1952 Family Blend

Order Now	Product	CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MERLOT & PETIT VERDOT	Vintage	2015
	Wine Description
	Date harvested	Date bottled	Date released	No bottles produced
	11 March 2015	27 March 2017	15 October 2017	768
	Wine Maker	Andre Liebenberg, Romond Vineyards, Helderberg
	Vinification	24 months in French oak, 35% 2nd fill & 65% 3rd barrels. Blending components: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot. Anchor NT 202 yeast used: High alcohol tolerance, good fructose utilization, suitable for vinification of high sugar musts.
	Alcohol	Residual sugar	Total Acidity	pH
	15.6 %	2.1 g/l	6.0 g/l	3.61
	General Comments	This wine is typically led by the Cabernet with good ripe fruit and good wood structure, the Petit Verdot adds some spiciness and colour. The flavours that prevail are dark berries, cigar box, hints of chocolate, liquorice and peppermint. A well balanced and integrated wine showing complexity and interest. This wine will develop and store well, has good potential.

Family Reserve Ella

Order Now	Product	CABERNET SAUVIGNON	Vintage	2016
	Wine Description
	Date harvested	Date bottled	Date released	No bottles produced
	26 February 2016	13 April 2018	15 August 2018	420
	Wine Maker	Andre Liebenberg, Romond Vineyards, Helderberg
	Vinification	24 Months in French oak. 80% new oak, 20% 2nd fill. Anchor NT 202 yeast used: High alcohol tolerance, good fructose utilization, suitable for vinification of high sugar musts
	Alcohol	Residual sugar	Total Acidity	pH
	14.9 %	1.1 g/l	5.9 g/l	3.59
	General Comments	Ripe dark red fruit is evident on the nose with hints of cigar box and mushrooms. The palate picks up the fruit and cigar box, some spiciness shows with lingering fruity flavours. Good use of wood (new oak) and tannin structure gives this wine an excellent structure and balance. This wine will develop and has huge potential to store well.