TASTING NOTES

A full-bodied, barrel-matured red wine with ripe tannins, the juicy flavours of blackcurrant and strawberry complemented by cinnamon and almond aromas. Some mint and cigar box flavours round off this complex varietal masterpiece.

ENJOY WITH

Your favourite steak, or Osso Buco.

WINE OF ORIGIN

Western Cape

GEOGRAPHY

Western Cape Province of South Africa – Paarl and surrounding areas, cold wet winters, hot dry summers.

IN THE VINEYARD

Vineyards are on the cooler East and South Eastern slopes of towards Stellenbosch.  Vineyards are trellised, 5-wire Perold system.  Basic canopy and crop management with supplemented irrigation.  Harvest time mid-March.

THE HARVEST

YIELD: 8 – 10t/ha

BALLING AT HARVEST: 24,5 – 26°B

IN THE CELLAR

Fermented on skins for 7 – 12 days after which the skins are pressed and the wine inoculated with malolactic bacteria to initiate a secondary fermentation. The malolactic fermentation takes place in small bariques. On completion the wines are racked and aged for 12 – 18 months in French and American bariques. Wine is given only one coarse filtration prior to bottling.

BLEND INFORMATION

100% Cabernet Sauvignon