2010 Bosman Adama, Western Cape, South-Africa, Cape of Good Hope

The Bosman Family Vineyards are located near Wellington in the Paarl wine region, north of Stellenbosch. Since 1798 they have been producing wine here, formerly by the Leliënfontein Estate wines. In 1956 the Bosman family decided, however, to focus on seeding and cultivating vines and plants. In 2007, the family totally renovated the cellars and the production facilities. Back into service they decided to produce the wines under the name ‘Bosman Family Vineyards’. They aim for high quality wines and the new winemaker Carlea Fourie seems to succeed in this very well. Recently two of Bosman's wines obtained a place in the Top 100 South African Wines Challenge, also evaluated by several Masters of Wine.

All bush’ vines are harvested by hand, after which they are vinified using modern techniques to make pure and elegant wines. From 2009 the Bosman Family Vineyards is in possession of a Fairtrade certificate. Moreover, many employees of Bosman are co-owner of the estate through a unique program called ‘Black Economic Empowerment shares’.

This wine is composed of five varietals : Chenin Blanc 60%, Chardonnay 20%, Pinot Grigio 10%, Viognier 6% and Semillon 4%.

The components for this blend come from different sites in the Bovlei Valley and from the De Bos estate in the exciting new Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley in Walker Bay, Hermanus. The components are all treated separately until about two months before bottling when the blend is finalized. In terms of oak management the main components are fermented and matured in French oak barrels.