Drink Pink: Mulderbosch Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon

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As part of my own little Drink Pink
initiative, I opened another rosé the other night. It was no Belle Glos, but it was pretty good.

2009 Mulderbosch Rosé, Stellenbosch, South Africa
$10.99, Dep’s Fine Wines (formerly Liquor Direct)

The Mulderbosch Rosé is made from Cabernet Sauvignon. Because it’s made from a hefty grape, so to speak, it’s a fairly hefty rosé, and would handle food nicely. In fact, the back of the bottle recommends crab cakes, chicken satay, spring rolls with ginger, herb rubbed turkey, ratatouille, and fruit-glazed pork chops.

The nose was lovely, filled with roses, strawberries, and cherries.

I found it started out a little like drinking a Sweet Tart candy. Now, I love Sweet Tarts, but I’m surprised when I find them in my wine. There was also a lot of tart cherry and pomegranate. As the wine warmed up a little, I noticed a slightly herbal finish, gradually supplanting all that tartness.

It’s a good wine, especially for the price.

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Posted by Michelle at 10:21 am in Drink Pink! (BCRF), Tastings, Wine Notes | Permalink | Comments (5)

5 Responses to “Drink Pink: Mulderbosch Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon”

Matt.mmwine says:

October 22, 2009 at 10:40 am

Great review, thanks. I am all about Rose, and spent a good deal of the summer enjoying many. I love how you can have a fruit forward Rose like Graham Beck versus a dry citrus one like Commanderie de Peyrassol Rose 2008.
I had the 2006 vintage of this wine and reviewed it on my blog last year http://is.gd/4vTXD .. I’ve also spoken about a few others when I did a television segment on Rose wine on Daytime. You can find a link to it on the blog. I try to explain that rose is not white zinfandel, and you can get a nice, structured wine without it being sugary sweet. And for the people who LIKE white zin, something like the Graham Beck can be a good gateway wine from sugar water to fine wine!
Cheers!
Mat
herbalhealing says:

March 17, 2010 at 8:52 am

Hey, we found this here after an quick yahoo search. Fine site you got here! Keep it up!
Tilda says:

March 21, 2010 at 5:10 pm

We had the Mulderbosch Rose of Cab Sauv last night as an apertif at our WinewomenPSP dinner at Bing Crosby’s (Palm Springs area). Loved its strawberry-sour cherry freshness and gorgeous color!
christina says:

April 20, 2010 at 1:16 pm

where can i find it? whole foods, trader joes, wine website?
Tilda says:

May 22, 2010 at 12:11 pm

Hey, Christina – saw the Mulderbosch Rose at World Market/Cost Plus. Have you seen their wine section lately? Lots of goodies!