Liefkoos Rose

Pork, Shellfish, Poultry

2019 was a rather warm and dry season influenced by the ongoing drought conditions, yet we did not suffer any drastic heat spikes during the harvest period, thus the vines showed little stress. Overall fruit quality was excellent, producing a healthy crop of very small berries with freat concentration of flavour.

These grapes were fermented at 12°C-21°C. The wine was matured in tanks for 6 months before being blended and bottled.

The Lievland rosé is made in a "Provence style". The Syrah grapes were hand-picked into mall lug boxes in the cool early mornings of February 2019 at 20°21° baling. Three weeks later the Mourvèdre grapes were harvested at 21°-22°baling. Both the Syrah and Mourvèdre grapes were whole bunch pressed with minimal skin contact and fining took place before fermentation.

Lievland’s history dates back to 1715, when the original farm was granted to the ex-soldier Jurie Hanekom. Lievland lies on the western slopes of the Simonsberg mountains between Stellenbosch and Paarl, two of the most prominent wine-growing areas in the Cape. The climate, location, and soil on the slopes are conducive to the cultivation of high-quality grapes, and some of the Cape’s best-known wines are made here. Lievland is all about "the here and now", and their wines are made in a generous fruit-forward, well-extracted style.