TN : The Mentors Canvas 2008, KWV, Western Cape, South Africa

This bottle was part of a five bottle box entitled The Mentors.

This wine is a blend of 40% Shiraz, 24% Grenache, 19% Mourvedre, 14% Petit Verdot, 2% Cinsault, and 1% Tempranillo. The pH 3.45, residual sugar is 2.61 grammes per litre, and the total acidity is 5.94 grammes per litre. The wine spent 18 months in 50% new French oak barrels (a combination of 300 litre and 500 litre barrels). 6,260 bottles were bottled in December 2009.

This wine was imported by Arvid Nordquist Vin och Sprithandel.

Colour : Dark red

Aroma : Spice, burnt rubber, vanilla, liqourice, raspberry, blackcurrant

Taste : Burnt rubber, oak, spice, vanilla, liqourice, raspberry, blackcurrant

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 999 SEK (The Mentors Gift Box, 5 bottles)

Systembolaget Number : 72266

Mark : C

Website : KWV