Roobernet

© Glenneis Kriel

Nhlamuselo

Roobernet i madiriva yotshuka lawa ya tumbulukaka laha Afrika Dzonga kusukela hi malembe yava 1960s yatumbuluxa hi Prof Chris Orffer hikuva a hlanganisa Cabernet Sauvignon na Alicante Bouschet. Kufana na Pontac, Roobernet i mpfanganyiso wa teinturer wo hlawuleka – swalendzeni na juzi yakona hinkwaswo iswotshuka kungari kuva swiva swovonikela kufana nale ka tinxaka tin’wana ta lawotshuka.

Ntumbuluko

South Africa

Mavito Yan’wana

Ku hava

Vuhumelerisi e Afrika Dzonga

Laha Afrika Dzonga , kwalomu ka 270 ha Roobernet yibyariwa eka tindzhawu tohambanahambana laha yakhale kayona kuya hi matsalwa yive kona hi 1996 e Stellenbosch.

Tindzhawu ta Vuhumelerisi

Swimilani swotala swa Roobernet swinga kumeka e Breedekloof (56ha), Robertson (52ha), Swartland (42ha), Paarl (43ha) xikan’we na Stellenbosch (32ha).

Ku Kula

Nsinya lowu wukula kuya ehenhla swinene kambe wuvuyerisa kwalomu ka 8 – 14 ton/ha. Matirhelo ya nseketelo wa marhavi yakota ku amukela makulelo lawa.

Ku Vupfa

Roobernet i madiriva lawa vupfaka se kuri khale ka nguva laha kuvupfa ka wona aswihambananga ngopfu na Cabernet Franc. Hixitalo awa khiwaka ya vupfa eka 21—23° Balling yari na nhlayo ya acid yiva S 6-7 g/l.

Matluka

Matluka ya wonaiya rihlaza ro hatimela, ayakulangi ngopfu, yava xirhendzevutani ya hetlelela hikuva na swiave swa ntlhanu.

Mihandzu

Roobernet wuna mihandzu leyi kulu na swichocho , yiva leyintsongo, yidzwihala. Nhlonge ya wona yitiyile. Nhlonge yakona yitsindziherile laha yinga tlhela yivonaka onge yilo vuna katsongo loko se yivupfile. Juzi yayona yitshukile kufana na ngati.

Switsotswana na Mavabyi

Madiriva lawa yakota ku kondzelela botrytis rot kambe ya hluriwa hi oidium, downy mildew, dead-arm (streepvlek) xikan’we na dying arm (tandpyn). Yativisiwile tani hi ‘virus-purified’ endzhaku kaloko xatava xa hundzisiwe eka swikambelo swohambana hambana. Yakota ku kondzelela moya lowu hungaka himinkarhi kambe ya hluriwa hi dyandza.

Switirhisiwa

Madiriva lawa ya tirhisiwa ku endla muxaka wa wayeni yotshuka, kambe Roobernet nayona yifambisana kahle no katseriwa nayona ku engetelela muhlovo lowulavekaka eka wayeni leyi. Yitshame yitirhisiwa hi 2001 eka Fleur du Cap xikan’we na Pinotage ku humelerisa wayeni yohlawuleka ya Afrika Dzonga na Cape Ruby port style Roobernet leti ati endliwa hi Jacques Smit. Swihlohleteriwa ngopfu kuva kuhungutiwa kuva yihlanganisiwa na nhlonge loko yiri kuvirisiweni.

Nantswo/Nuhelo

Roobernet yi langutiwe no kumeka leswaku yina nantswo woka wunga tolovelekangi wa grassy eka leyotshuka kambe yitlhela yikomba na nantswo wa berry na nuhelo wa timanga. Kuya hi muhlovo lowu yingana wona wo huma eka juzi yotshuka, yikota kuhumelerisa tiwayeni ta muhlovo wakahle loko tiri eka tindzhawu letititimelaka eka misava leyingana swakudya swakahle.
Ehansi ka swiyimo leswi, tiwayeni leti ta Cabernet Sauvignon tikomba nantswo wa grassiness xika’we na berry.

Translated by Ike Ngobeni