2019 Post House Missing Virgin (Pinotage, Petit Verdot)

The name Missing Virgin refers to a printing error on a Virgin Island stamp. The virgin figure was omitted from the stamp, hence the nickname "Missing Virgin" St. Ursula was a virgin martyr who lived between the 3rd & 5th centuries AD. She was born in Britain avoided marriage to a pagan king and is believed to have been slain for her faith with 10,000 virgin companions in Cologne, Germany. Christopher Columbus named the Virgin Islands in her honour. A red blend of Pinotage and Petit Verdot grapes resulting in a wine with an intensely dark blueish colour. A full bodied, rich wine with supple soft tannins but with a lively long finish. The nose has a hint of cinnamon, blueberries, fruitcake and wild heath.

Vinification

The grapes were fermented separately using natural yeasts from the vineyard in open top stainless steel tanks up to a maximum of 30ºC. The skins were pushed down 4 - 8 times during peak fermentation. Malo-lactic fermentation took place in the barrel where the wine had minimal handling. Use was made of traditional gravity flow and no mechanical pumps were used in the winemaking process. The wines were racked 3 times over a 22 month period. There was no filtration and the sulphur levels were kept to a minimum.

Wood Ageing: 100% barrel aged in French & European oak barrels, 20% new French and European oak barrels, 24 months in 225ltr barrels.