Raised by Wolves Cinsaut Cabernet Sauvignon Blend from South Africa

Tasting notes & discussion 39

Typically $30/bottle from Raised by Wolves
Vintage 2017 from Stellenbosch, South Africa
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About Raised by Wolves
“Raised by Wolves is the brainchild of Adam Mason, winemaker at Mulderbosch Vineyards. The name is a parody of the constant one-upmanship of winemakers: ‘My wine is a single vineyard.’ … ‘Yeah, well my wine is naturally fermented.’ … ‘Oh yeah, well my wine is hand sorted by berry.’ And Adam’s response: ‘Well my wines are all of the above, and I was raised by wolves.’”

Raised by Wolves

TASTING NOTES:
“Having enjoyed many old South African Cabernet Sauvignons from the 1960’s and 1970’s I was enthralled to discover that many of these old gems contained far greater percentages of Cinsaut than Cabernet Sauvignon, reflecting the actual plantings of both varieties at the time.

Using possibly the oldest producing Cinsaut vineyard in Stellenbosch (planted in 1965) and Bonniemile Cabernet planted in the 1980’s I have attempted to pay homage to this uniquely South African story. Vinification of both varieties was carried out in separate concrete ‘kuipe’ before transferring to barrels for 18 months maturation.” (AbV 12.81%, RS 1.8 g/L, pH 3.66, TA 5.3 g/L)

BARRELS:
18 months.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Speaking of raised by wolves, Romulus and Remus were some weird dudes. They were abandoned on a river bank as babies, cared for by various strange individuals, including a she-wolf, and eventually came into the care of a shepherd. Despite being literal infants thrown to the wild and growing up as poor farmers, they retained some of that royal blood or divine favor hoo-ha. The king who had them tossed in the wild even somehow recognizes Remus (after the latter is imprisoned). Romulus frees Remus from the king, they learn about their past, and they eventually overthrow the king. They let the previous king take over from the deposed king and decide to make a city of their own. And after all that, Romulus kills Remus because they can’t decide on which hill to put their city.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
N/A

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Shepherd’s pie.

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