Mulderbosch Faithful Hound 750 ML

Mulderbosch Faithful Hound celebrates the virtues of Bordeaux’s great tradition of blending. Aside from investing considerable effort in our own vineyards in close proximity to False Bay, our quest to find the perfect sites for each of the five varieties used in the blend led us from the cooler sites to the rich, shale soils of Bottelary. The goal with each bottling of Faithful Hound is to produce a rich, complex wine that comfortably expresses old world class and the generosity of fruit associated with the Cape. VARIETIES 33% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Cabernet Franc 19% Merlot 17% Malbec 11% Petit Verdot BARREL AGEING 16 months in French oak barriques, 30% in new and the remainder in 2nd and 3rd fill French oak barriques. A pronounced cassis aroma characterizes the first nose, but this is followed by dried figs, dates and hints of clove. This initial wave of fruit yields to a subtle forest-floor quality that hints at a classically styled wine. The palate entry is soft and displays a fine chalky texture. Fruit aromas apparent on the nose follow onto the palate as fleshy ripe flavours but find balance with an earthy, savoury character, maintaining the wine’s poise. A classic blend of noble red varieties, the wine displays both serious structure and delightful fruit making it approachable in it’s youth, but undoubtedly worthy of cellaring, where it will gain further dimension with age.