Roobernet

© Glenneis Kriel

Inchazelo

iRoobernet ligilebisi lelibovu lelalinywa/lakhuliswa eNingizimu Afrika nga 1960 ngu Profesa omOrffer ngekuphambatisa iCaberbet Sauvignon ne Alicante Bouschet. Kufanana ne Pontac, Roobernet yinhlobo ye teinturer – inyama yayo nejusi kubovu esikhundleni sekukhanya njengaletinye tintalo.

Lapho Ivela Khona

Ningizimu Afrika

Emagama/Emabito Lamanye

Ayinawo

Kukhicitwa eNingizimu Afrika

La Ningizimu Afrika, emahekitha lamakhulu lamabili nemashumi lasikhombisa eRoobernet ahlanyelwe etigodzini letiningana letinemlandvo wemavini lamadzala lasungulwa nga 1996 eStellebosch.

Tigodzi Lekhicitwa Kito

Lining lenhlanyelo ye Roobernet ingatfolwa eBreedekloof (56ha -emahekitha lamashumi lasihlanu nesitfupha), eSwartland (42ha – emahekitha lamashumi lamane nakubili), ePaarl (43ha – emahekitha lamashumi lamane nakutsatfu) bese eStellenbosch (32ha – emahekitha lamashumi lamatsatfu nakubili) etindzaweni.

Kukhula/Kuhluma

Ngulekhula ngemandla icondze etulu lekhokha kululeka lokusiphohlongo – lishumi nakune ngema ton/ha. Indlela yekusimisa iyivumela kutsi ikhule ngemandla.

Kuvutfwa

iRoobernet yintalo levutfwa phakatsi kuya ekupheleni kwesikhatsi sayo, ifana ne Cabernet Franc. Silinganiso sekuncutsa lokuvutsiwe singu 21-23° eBalling ne acidi lehlanganisiwe yesitfupha kuya kusikhombisa ngema g/l.

Emacembe

Lamacembe laluhlata lotopele, lamanyatelako lasemkhatsini ngelinani, ayindingilizi futsi ahlukene kasihlanu.

Emagungumence

Imivini yema Roobernet ikhokha titfungo letilula letinkhulu, letinemagungumence lamancane, layindingilizi, lamnyama lotopele. Sikhumba sicinile nekubukeka lokushwaphene uma avutfwe ngalokugcwele. Ijusi yayo ibovu longatsi yingati.

Tilokatane Nemagciwane

Lamagilebisi anendlela yawo lenhle yekuvimba ibotrytis kubola kepha ingaba nemuhlwa ku oidium, umuhlwa lophansi, umkhono-lofile (streepvlek) kanye nemkhono lofako (tandpyn).
Yetfulwa kulelitiko lala Ningizimu Afrika njenge ‘sifo lesihlantako’ ngenca yencenye yayo yemahlwili emva kwesifo lesinemgomo. Siyamelana nemoya kepha singaba yincelencele kusomiso.

Use

Ingentiwa intalo yinye yeliwayini lelibovu, kepha iRoobernet inguphathini lolungelako kuhlanganiswa ngenca yelibala layo lelibonisako. Isetjentisiwe nga 2001 eFleur du Cap ne Pinotage ekukhiciteni ‘lehlukile yase Ningizimu Afrika’ kanye ne Cape Ruby port sitayela se Roobernet leyakhiwe ngu Jacques smit. Iyanconywa kutsi inciphisa kutsintsana kwesikhumba ngesikhatsi sesibiliso

Kuvelela/Sinongo

iRoobernet ibonwe kuba nentfo lengakajwayeleki (kwalokubovu) simo setjani kepha iphindze ibonise emagungumence nemantongomane. Ngenca yelibala leselikhona leliphuma kujusi lebovu, iyintalo lecolelako lengakhicita emawayini lanemibala etindzaweni letipholile kusuka kulosemkhatsini kuya kulosetulu umhlaba. Ngaphansi kwalesimo, lamawayini akhombisa tici te Cabernet Sauvignon letinetjani nesimo semagungumence.

Translated by Phindile Malotana