A.A. Badenhorst, Secateurs Rosé, Swartland, South Africa

About the Wine:Mourvedre. This has a nice green tinge to the sweet cherry and berry fruit. Dry and gastronomic with a twist of sour cherry. Juicy and expressive with nice balance. This is a truly unique rose as it was made from very old vines and really displays the minerality that characterizes the wines from their farm. The aromas are complex red fruits, spice, rose water, currants and the palate is generous and textured with a long finish. About the Producer:Andre Adriaan Badenhorst grew up between the vineyards of Constantia and spent his time picking (stealing) grapes. “It all started when Jean Daneel, then winemaker at Buitenverwachting, let me make my first wine when I was thirteen,” Adi recalls.After completing his studies at Elsenburg, Adi worked a few harvests at Chateau Angelus, Alain Graillot in the north Rhone, France and Wither Hills in New Zealand and did stints at local cellars Simonsig, Steenberg, Groote Post and nine years as winemaker at the esteemed Stellenbosch est