Morgenster Italian Collection Tosca Stellenbosch 2008 92 Points

Morgenster Italian Collection Tosca Stellenbosch 2008 92 Points


Clear, bright, cherry red with slight mahogany rim, medium plus concentration and medium plus viscosity, no evidence of gas or sediment.

Clean, medium plus intensity with notes of ripe strawberries, cherries, plums and currants, earthy Old World profile, with roasted cherry tomato, spicy oak but very subtle and integrated.

Dry with medium plus acidity, medium plus alcohol, medium tannin, new flavours of dried cranberry / cherry, tobacco, vanilla pod, medium plus length, medium plus complexity, elegant mouth feels, now until 2017.

Morgenster Tosca 2008 is a Sangiovese (58%) led blend with 20 % each of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon and 2 % Petit Verdot, all Stellenbosch district grown grape.

The oak regime was 15 % New tight grain French oak, 55 % Third fill, and 30 % Fourth fill the time spent was 15 months.

The Sangiovese vineyard (clone SG3 on R99 rootstock) was established in 2000 / 2001 and is only 1.8 hectares in size.

2008 was the 5th crop, total production is 6000 bottles.

Under South African climate and condition served at 13 degrees Celsius, preferable aerated for a few hours in a decanter, served with a dry aged medium rare beef fillet pan seared with black peppercorn, it’s own jus and medley of oyster and Portabellini mushroom.

Morgenster wine blends is advised by famed Mr Pierre Lurton