Ken Forrester Renegade 2011
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Technical Analysis
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Characteristics
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Accolades
Ken Forrester Renegade 2010
Platter's Wine Guide 2015 - 4 stars
Ken Forrester Renege 2009Platter's 2014 - 4 stars
International Wine and Spirits Competition 2013 - Silver
Ken Forrester Renegade 2008
Platter's 2013 - 3½ stars
Ken Forrester Renegade 2007Wine Enthusiast - 88 points
Platter 2012 - 3½ stars
Ken Forrester Renegade 2006
Robert Parker Rating August 2011 - 91 points
Ken Forrester Renege 2009
Ken Forrester Renegade 2008
Ken Forrester Renegade 2007
Ken Forrester Renegade 2006
Tasting Notes
This elegant Rhône blend displays Old World Style with New World fruit. Hint of Grenache's earthy rusticity and Shiraz's noble spice with hints of nutmeg and salty black olive on the finish. Balanced with soft integrated tannins.
Blend Information
60% Shiraz, 14% Mourvedre, 26% Grenache
Food Suggestions
Serve with roasts, duckling and full flavoured Mediterranean dishes as well as lamb or grilled meat and vegetables.
In The Vineyard
Soil: Duplex soils, fine sandy loam on a clay base.
Trellised vineyard
Trellised vineyard
About The Harvest
Yield: 8 tons per hectare
In The Cellar
Fermented in open tanks with gentle extraction by pumping over and then pressed and racked into second and third fill French oak barrels for 18 months. This adds complexity and structure to the soft natural tannins.
Additional Information
One of the very first Rhône style blends in South Africa.
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Other Vintages
| Ken Forrester Renegade 2014 | Ken Forrester | Shiraz |
| Ken Forrester Renegade 2013 | Ken Forrester | Shiraz |
| Ken Forrester Renegade 2012 - SOLD OUT | Ken Forrester | Shiraz |
| Ken Forrester Renegade 2011 | Ken Forrester | Shiraz |
| Ken Forrester Renegade 2010 | Ken Forrester | Grenache |
| Ken Forrester Renegade 2009 | Ken Forrester | Grenache |
| Ken Forrester Renegade 2008 | Ken Forrester | Shiraz |
| Ken Forrester Renegade 2007 | Ken Forrester | Shiraz |
| Ken Forrester Renegade 2006 | Ken Forrester | Shiraz |
